diff --git a/stylesheets/editor.less b/stylesheets/editor.less
index 1b6ee50..107b369 100644
--- a/stylesheets/editor.less
+++ b/stylesheets/editor.less
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
   padding-left: @component-padding/2;
 
   .cursor { border-color: #fff; }
-  .selection .region { background-color: #444; }
+  .selection .region { background-color: lighten(@input-background-color, 10%); }
 }
 
 .editor.editor-colors.mini.is-focused {
   background-color: lighten(@input-background-color, 5%);
+  .selection .region { background-color: desaturate(@background-color-info, 50%); }
 }
 
 // FIXME: these should go in syntax themes?