diff --git a/src/ViewContainer.cpp b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
index 1b5869b48..9c2ca8b5e 100644
--- a/src/ViewContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 // KDE 
 #include <KColorDialog>
+#include <kcolorscheme.h>
+#include <kcolorutils.h>
 #include <KIconLoader>
 #include <KLocale>
 #include <KMenu>
@@ -574,9 +576,12 @@ void TabbedViewContainerV2::removeViewWidget( QWidget* view )
 
 void TabbedViewContainerV2::setTabActivity(int index , bool activity)
 {
-    const QColor activityColor = _tabBar->palette()
-                                    .highlight().color().dark(120);
+    KColorScheme colorScheme;
+    const QColor colorSchemeActive = colorScheme.foreground(KColorScheme::ActiveText).color();    
+    
     const QColor normalColor = _tabBar->palette().text().color();
+    const QColor activityColor = KColorUtils::mix(normalColor,colorSchemeActive); 
+
 
     QColor color = activity ? activityColor : normalColor;