diff --git a/docs/themes/navy/source/css/_partial/index.styl b/docs/themes/navy/source/css/_partial/index.styl
index e9395bd1e..2bb39e15a 100644
--- a/docs/themes/navy/source/css/_partial/index.styl
+++ b/docs/themes/navy/source/css/_partial/index.styl
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
   transition: 0.2s
   color: color-link
   &:hover
-    background: @border-color
+    background: lighten(color-link, 20%)
     color: #fff
 
 #sponsors-wrap, #contributors-wrap