diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/background_shapes.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/background_shapes.tsx
index bc4e3694c..2f77d4e9c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/background_shapes.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/background_shapes.tsx
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ const BackgroundShapes: React.FC<IBackgroundShapes> = ({ position = 'fixed' }) =
             <use xlinkHref='#a' />
           </mask>
           <g mask='url(#b)'>
-            <path className='fill-bg-shape-1' d='M1257.79 335.852C1262 527.117 897.55 530.28 792.32 977.19 600.48 981.41 435.29 545.31 431.08 354.046 426.871 162.782 578.976 4.31 770.815.088c191.844-4.222 482.764 144.5 486.974 335.764Z' fillRule='nonzero' filter='url(#c)' transform='translate(309.54 -367.538)' opacity='.1' />
-            <path className='fill-bg-shape-2' d='M71.127 1126.654c206.164 179.412 502.452 211.232 661.777 71.072 159.325-140.163 295.165-510.155 8.23-504.412-320.079 6.405-381.35-817.422-540.675-677.258-31 368-335.497 931.182-129.332 1110.598Z' fillRule='nonzero' filter='url(#d)' transform='translate(309.54 -141.056)' opacity='.1' />
+            <path className='fill-gradient-blue/25 dark:fill-gradient-blue/5' d='M1257.79 335.852C1262 527.117 897.55 530.28 792.32 977.19 600.48 981.41 435.29 545.31 431.08 354.046 426.871 162.782 578.976 4.31 770.815.088c191.844-4.222 482.764 144.5 486.974 335.764Z' fillRule='nonzero' filter='url(#c)' transform='translate(309.54 -367.538)' />
+            <path className='fill-gradient-purple/20 dark:fill-gradient-purple/5' d='M71.127 1126.654c206.164 179.412 502.452 211.232 661.777 71.072 159.325-140.163 295.165-510.155 8.23-504.412-320.079 6.405-381.35-817.422-540.675-677.258-31 368-335.497 931.182-129.332 1110.598Z' fillRule='nonzero' filter='url(#d)' transform='translate(309.54 -141.056)' />
           </g>
         </g>
       </svg>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/normalizers/soapbox/soapbox_config.ts b/app/soapbox/normalizers/soapbox/soapbox_config.ts
index aad2a13da..9bc0fddea 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/normalizers/soapbox/soapbox_config.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/normalizers/soapbox/soapbox_config.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ const DEFAULT_COLORS = ImmutableMap<string, any>({
     800: '#991b1b',
     900: '#7f1d1d',
   }),
-  'gradient-purple': '#b8a3f9',
-  'gradient-blue': '#9bd5ff',
   'sea-blue': '#2feecc',
 });
 
@@ -158,8 +156,8 @@ const maybeAddMissingColors = (soapboxConfig: SoapboxConfigMap): SoapboxConfigMa
   const colors = soapboxConfig.get('colors');
 
   const missing = ImmutableMap({
-    'bg-shape-1': colors.getIn(['accent', '500']),
-    'bg-shape-2': colors.getIn(['primary', '500']),
+    'gradient-purple': colors.getIn(['accent', '300']),
+    'gradient-blue': colors.getIn(['primary', '300']),
   });
 
   return soapboxConfig.set('colors', missing.mergeDeep(colors));
diff --git a/tailwind.config.js b/tailwind.config.js
index 70278445b..0b9c1526a 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/tailwind.config.js
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ module.exports = {
         'gradient-purple': true,
         'gradient-blue': true,
         'sea-blue': true,
-        'bg-shape-1': true,
-        'bg-shape-2': true,
       }),
       animation: {
         'sonar-scale-4': 'sonar-scale-4 3s linear infinite',