diff --git a/app/map_styles/polygon.xml b/app/map_styles/polygon.xml
index 1b1149d8..c9ebe5e4 100644
--- a/app/map_styles/polygon.xml
+++ b/app/map_styles/polygon.xml
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@
     <Style name="planning_applications_status_all">
         <Rule>
             <Filter>[status] = "Submitted"</Filter>
-            <PolygonSymbolizer fill="#800080"/>
-            <LineSymbolizer stroke="#800080" stroke-width="1.75" />
+            <PolygonSymbolizer fill="#a040a0"/>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke="#a040a0" stroke-width="1.75" />
         </Rule>
         <Rule>
             <Filter>[status] = "Approved"</Filter>
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@
     <Style name="planning_applications_status_recent">
         <Rule>
             <Filter>[status] = "Submitted" and [days_since_registered_with_local_authority_date] &lt; 366</Filter>
-            <PolygonSymbolizer fill="#800080"/>
-            <LineSymbolizer stroke="#800080" stroke-width="1.75" />
+            <PolygonSymbolizer fill="#a040a0"/>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke="#a040a0" stroke-width="1.75" />
         </Rule>
         <Rule>
             <Filter>[status] = "Approved" and [days_since_decision_date] &lt; 366</Filter>
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@
     <Style name="planning_applications_status_very_recent">
         <Rule>
             <Filter>[status] = "Submitted" and [days_since_registered_with_local_authority_date] &lt;= 30</Filter>
-            <PolygonSymbolizer fill="#800080"/>
-            <LineSymbolizer stroke="#800080" stroke-width="1.75" />
+            <PolygonSymbolizer fill="#a040a0"/>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke="#a040a0" stroke-width="1.75" />
         </Rule>
         <Rule>
             <Filter>[status] = "Approved" and [days_since_decision_date] &lt;= 30</Filter>
diff --git a/app/src/frontend/config/category-maps-config.ts b/app/src/frontend/config/category-maps-config.ts
index 066fd295..2c267ace 100644
--- a/app/src/frontend/config/category-maps-config.ts
+++ b/app/src/frontend/config/category-maps-config.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export const categoryMapsConfig: {[key in Category]: CategoryMapDefinition[]} =
                 title: 'All planning applications available from GLA (official data)',
                 disclaimer: 'The map shows official data available from the GLA Planning London Datahub. What you are looking at is mainly applications from 2019 onwards.',
                 elements: [
-                    { color: '#800080', text: 'Submitted, awaiting decision' },
+                    { color: '#a040a0', text: 'Submitted, awaiting decision' },
                     { color: '#fff200', text: 'Appeal In Progress' },
                     { color: '#16cf15', text: 'Approved' },
                     { color: '#e31d23', text: 'Rejected' },
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export const categoryMapsConfig: {[key in Category]: CategoryMapDefinition[]} =
                 title: 'Last 12 months - planning applications submissions/decisions (official data)',
                 disclaimer: 'The map shows applications where the submission or decision data falls within last 12 months.',
                 elements: [
-                    { color: '#800080', text: 'Submitted, awaiting decision' },
+                    { color: '#a040a0', text: 'Submitted, awaiting decision' },
                     { color: '#fff200', text: 'Appeal In Progress' },
                     { color: '#16cf15', text: 'Approved' },
                     { color: '#e31d23', text: 'Rejected' },
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export const categoryMapsConfig: {[key in Category]: CategoryMapDefinition[]} =
                 title: 'Last 30 days - planning applications submissions/decisions (official data)',
                 disclaimer: 'The map shows applications where the submission or decision data falls within last 30 days.',
                 elements: [
-                    { color: '#800080', text: 'Submitted, awaiting decision' },
+                    { color: '#a040a0', text: 'Submitted, awaiting decision' },
                     { color: '#fff200', text: 'Appeal In Progress' },
                     { color: '#16cf15', text: 'Approved' },
                     { color: '#e31d23', text: 'Rejected' },