diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index 0fefe98..f8b1051 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -4179,16 +4179,20 @@ in
                                     width: 6
                                     height: wsItem.modelData.focused ? 18 : 6
                                     radius: 3
-                                    // The focused pill is 18px against 6px, so
-                                    // focus is already unmistakable from shape
-                                    // alone — colouring it too made the switcher
-                                    // the second loud thing up here.
-                                    color: wsItem.modelData.focused ? Theme.base05
-                                        : wsMa.containsMouse ? Theme.base04 : Theme.base03
+                                    // One ink for the whole switcher, like the
+                                    // rest of the column. The focused pill is
+                                    // 18px against 6px, so shape carries focus
+                                    // on its own; the dots step back with
+                                    // opacity rather than by dropping to
+                                    // base03/base04, which reads as a second
+                                    // colour in a bar that no longer has one.
+                                    color: Theme.base05
+                                    opacity: wsItem.modelData.focused ? 1
+                                        : wsMa.containsMouse ? 0.8 : 0.4
                                     Behavior on height {
                                         NumberAnimation { duration: 200; easing.type: Easing.OutExpo }
                                     }
-                                    Behavior on color { ColorAnimation { duration: Theme.animFade } }
+                                    Behavior on opacity { NumberAnimation { duration: Theme.animFade } }
                                 }
 
                                 MouseArea {