diff --git a/templates/moderation/partials/dashboard_content.html b/templates/moderation/partials/dashboard_content.html
index f8a40e6f..d13fabf7 100644
--- a/templates/moderation/partials/dashboard_content.html
+++ b/templates/moderation/partials/dashboard_content.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <div class="flex items-center justify-between p-4 bg-white border rounded-lg dark:bg-gray-800 border-gray-200/50 dark:border-gray-700/50">
         <div class="flex items-center space-x-4">
             <a href="{% url 'moderation:submission_list' %}?status=NEW" 
-               class="flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 rounded-lg font-medium transition-all duration-200 {% if request.GET.status == 'NEW' or not request.GET.status %}bg-blue-900/40 text-blue-400{% else %}text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-gray-300{% endif %}"
+               class="flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 rounded-lg font-medium transition-all duration-200 {% if request.GET.status == 'NEW' or not request.GET.status %}bg-blue-100 text-blue-900 dark:bg-blue-900/40 dark:text-blue-400{% else %}text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-gray-300{% endif %}"
                hx-get="{% url 'moderation:submission_list' %}?status=NEW"
                hx-target="#dashboard-content"
                hx-push-url="true"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             </a>
             
             <a href="{% url 'moderation:submission_list' %}?status=APPROVED" 
-               class="flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 rounded-lg font-medium transition-all duration-200 {% if request.GET.status == 'APPROVED' %}bg-blue-900/40 text-blue-400{% else %}text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-gray-300{% endif %}"
+               class="flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 rounded-lg font-medium transition-all duration-200 {% if request.GET.status == 'APPROVED' %}bg-blue-100 text-blue-900 dark:bg-blue-900/40 dark:text-blue-400{% else %}text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-gray-300{% endif %}"
                hx-get="{% url 'moderation:submission_list' %}?status=APPROVED"
                hx-target="#dashboard-content"
                hx-push-url="true"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
             </a>
             
             <a href="{% url 'moderation:submission_list' %}?status=REJECTED"
-               class="flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 rounded-lg font-medium transition-all duration-200 {% if request.GET.status == 'REJECTED' %}bg-blue-900/40 text-blue-400{% else %}text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-gray-300{% endif %}"
+               class="flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 rounded-lg font-medium transition-all duration-200 {% if request.GET.status == 'REJECTED' %}bg-blue-100 text-blue-900 dark:bg-blue-900/40 dark:text-blue-400{% else %}text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-gray-300{% endif %}"
                hx-get="{% url 'moderation:submission_list' %}?status=REJECTED"
                hx-target="#dashboard-content"
                hx-push-url="true"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             </a>
             
             <a href="{% url 'moderation:submission_list' %}?status=ESCALATED"
-               class="flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 rounded-lg font-medium transition-all duration-200 {% if request.GET.status == 'ESCALATED' %}bg-blue-900/40 text-blue-400{% else %}text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-gray-300{% endif %}"
+               class="flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 rounded-lg font-medium transition-all duration-200 {% if request.GET.status == 'ESCALATED' %}bg-blue-100 text-blue-900 dark:bg-blue-900/40 dark:text-blue-400{% else %}text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-gray-300{% endif %}"
                hx-get="{% url 'moderation:submission_list' %}?status=ESCALATED"
                hx-target="#dashboard-content"
                hx-push-url="true"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             </a>
         </div>
 
-        <button class="flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 rounded-lg font-medium transition-all duration-200 text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-blue-400 hover:bg-blue-900/40"
+        <button class="flex items-center px-4 py-2.5 rounded-lg font-medium transition-all duration-200 text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-blue-900 hover:bg-blue-100 dark:hover:text-blue-400 dark:hover:bg-blue-900/40"
                 hx-get="{{ request.get_full_path }}"
                 hx-target="#dashboard-content"
                 hx-indicator="#loading-indicator">