diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/styles/_app.scss b/src/plugins/console/public/styles/_app.scss
index f2353821ec93fb..161fd913c32ae5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/styles/_app.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/styles/_app.scss
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
  * The highlighting for the selected requests in the monaco editor
  */
 .console__monaco_editor__selectedRequests {
-  background: transparentize($euiColorLightShade, .3);
+  background: transparentize($euiColorPrimary, .9);
 }
 /*
  * The z-index for the autocomplete suggestions popup