diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 3bd711368..631b31505 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         # sidebar
         "color-sidebar-background": "#311772",
         "color-sidebar-search-background": "#E9E5FB",
-        "color-sidebar-item-background--hover": "#311772",
+        "color-sidebar-item-background--hover": "#18c3fa",
         "color-sidebar-item-expander-background--hover": "#311772",
         "color-sidebar-brand-text": "white",
         "color-sidebar-caption-text": "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7)",