diff --git a/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss b/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss
index b7dd620f8a..7c209705e8 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ $border-color-3: rgb(100,100,100);
 $border-color-4: rgb(252,252,252);
 
 $link-color: $blue;
-$link-color-d1: $m-blue;
+$link-color-d1: $m-blue-d2;
 $link-hover: $pink;
 $site-status-color: $pink;