diff --git a/manual/resources/custom.css b/manual/resources/custom.css
index 1e44ea8e26..a6c9d02bbd 100644
--- a/manual/resources/custom.css
+++ b/manual/resources/custom.css
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ div.body p, div.body dd, div.body li, div.body blockquote {
 
 a, input[type="submit"] { cursor: pointer; }
 
+a { color: #006B8B; }  /* increase contrast for links */
+
 #calibre-homepage-logo img { width: 64px; height: 64px }
 
 div.sphinxsidebar { user-select: none }
@@ -45,5 +47,3 @@ div.document { margin-top: 0px; }
 div.related { background-color: #39322b; color: white; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 0.5ex 0; }
 div.related a { text-decoration: none; color: white; }
 div.related a:hover { text-decoration: none; color: red; }
-
-