diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/style/themes/dark.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/style/themes/dark.ts
index d580e723ab9c2cca174dc78f0b38140d9a274dea..24271183578bbe9725a849f1f8721e1be55edd0b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/style/themes/dark.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/style/themes/dark.ts
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ export const sidebarItemBackgroundHover = colorPalette.navy700;
 export const sidebarItemText = colorPalette.navy150;
 export const sidebarItemTextSelected = colorPalette.purple200;
 
-export const menuBackground = colorPalette.navy600;
-export const menuItemBackground = colorPalette.navy600;
+export const menuBackground = colorPalette.navy800;
+export const menuItemBackground = colorPalette.navy800;
 export const menuItemBackgroundHover = colorPalette.navy500;
 export const menuItemText = colorPalette.navy100;
 export const menuItemTextHover = colorPalette.navy50;
 export const menuItemTextSelected = colorPalette.purple400;
-export const menuItemTextHeader = colorPalette.purple500;
-export const menuBorder = colorPalette.navy800;
+export const menuItemTextHeader = colorPalette.purple200;
+export const menuBorder = colorPalette.navy900;
 export const menuBorderHover = colorPalette.purple400;
-export const menuKeybindingText = colorPalette.navy500;
+export const menuKeybindingText = colorPalette.purple200;
 export const menuAutoCompleteBackground = colorPalette.navy900;
 export const menuAutoCompleteBackgroundHover = colorPalette.navy600;
 export const menuAutoCompleteText = colorPalette.navy200;
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/style/themes/midnight.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/style/themes/midnight.ts
index 9a6fc4fbe1642e215696e42c31b6d96f5137a262..ee1ff3097c02d8e70c6362fbddbc495457bc442b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/style/themes/midnight.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/style/themes/midnight.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const menuItemTextSelected = colorPalette.purple400;
 export const menuItemTextHeader = colorPalette.purple200;
 export const menuBorder = colorPalette.gray800;
 export const menuBorderHover = colorPalette.purple300;
-export const menuKeybindingText = colorPalette.gray500;
+export const menuKeybindingText = colorPalette.purple200;
 export const menuAutoCompleteBackground = colorPalette.gray600;
 export const menuAutoCompleteBackgroundHover = colorPalette.gray500;
 export const menuAutoCompleteText = colorPalette.gray100;
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/2638.md b/upcoming-release-notes/2638.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6d49fc5025c050290930989995cc00aaf0663caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/2638.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [matt-fidd]
+---
+
+Fix low contrast accent colours in dark and midnight themes