diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/variables/_color.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/variables/_color.scss
index 671be6463..2738d775c 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/variables/_color.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/variables/_color.scss
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ $pst-semantic-colors: (
     "dark": #{map-deep-get($color-palette, "foundation", "white")},
   ),
   "table-row-hover": (
-    "bg-light": #{map-deep-get($color-palette, "violet", "300")},
-    "bg-dark": #{map-deep-get($color-palette, "violet", "600")},
+    "bg-light": #{map-deep-get($color-palette, "violet", "200")},
+    "bg-dark": #{map-deep-get($color-palette, "violet", "700")},
   ),
   "table-inner-border": (
     "light": #{map-deep-get($color-palette, "gray", "200")},