Update text highlight colour to match Gtk4 apps
Affected version
Gnome OS (Nightly) Gnome 42.alpha (Wayland)
Bug summary
When highlighting text within Gnome shell, like in the search bar, a deep(er) blue highlight colour is used. However, GTK 4 apps use a lighter translucent blue colour as highlight colour.
Steps to reproduce
- Enter Overview
- Enter a search term in search bar
- Highlight the search term
- Observe the highlight colour
What happened
When highlighting text within Gnome shell, like in the search bar, a deep(er) blue highlight colour is used.
What did you expect to happen
Gnome shell should change its text highlight colour to match GTK 4 and libadwaita apps, as those are becoming more mainstream.
Relevant logs, screenshots, screencasts etc.
Highlighting text in Gnome shell
Highlighting text in GTK 4 apps