diff --git a/obsidian.css b/obsidian.css
index 5302faf..bbdfcb8 100644
--- a/obsidian.css
+++ b/obsidian.css
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ body:not(.ebullientworks-nix-checkbox) .markdown-preview-view input.task-list-it
 }
 
 .markdown-preview-view blockquote {
-  background-color: var(--background-secondary);
+  background-color: var(--background-primary-alt);
   margin: 0;
   padding-left: 1em;
   overflow-x: auto;
diff --git a/src/08-blockquote.scss b/src/08-blockquote.scss
index 3d953a7..993d3b1 100644
--- a/src/08-blockquote.scss
+++ b/src/08-blockquote.scss
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   }
 }
 .markdown-preview-view blockquote {
-  background-color: var(--background-secondary);
+  background-color: var(--background-primary-alt);
   margin: 0;
   padding-left: 1em;
   overflow-x: auto;