diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ThreadSettings/OWSConversationSettingsViewController.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ThreadSettings/OWSConversationSettingsViewController.m
index a20616494..c93eada82 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ThreadSettings/OWSConversationSettingsViewController.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ThreadSettings/OWSConversationSettingsViewController.m
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
+//#define SHOW_COLOR_PICKER
+
 const CGFloat kIconViewLength = 24;
 
 @interface OWSConversationSettingsViewController () <ContactEditingDelegate,
     ContactsViewHelperDelegate,
+#ifdef SHOW_COLOR_PICKER
     ColorPickerDelegate,
+#endif
     OWSSheetViewControllerDelegate>
 
 @property (nonatomic) TSThread *thread;
@@ -59,7 +63,9 @@ const CGFloat kIconViewLength = 24;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) ContactsViewHelper *contactsViewHelper;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) UIImageView *avatarView;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) UILabel *disappearingMessagesDurationLabel;
+#ifdef SHOW_COLOR_PICKER
 @property (nonatomic) OWSColorPicker *colorPicker;
+#endif
 
 @end
 
@@ -250,8 +256,10 @@ const CGFloat kIconViewLength = 24;
             [[OWSDisappearingMessagesConfiguration alloc] initDefaultWithThreadId:self.thread.uniqueId];
     }
 
+#ifdef SHOW_COLOR_PICKER
     self.colorPicker = [[OWSColorPicker alloc] initWithThread:self.thread];
     self.colorPicker.delegate = self;
+#endif
 
     [self updateTableContents];
 }
@@ -465,6 +473,7 @@ const CGFloat kIconViewLength = 24;
                                 customRowHeight:UITableViewAutomaticDimension
                                     actionBlock:nil]];
     }
+#ifdef SHOW_COLOR_PICKER
     [mainSection
         addItem:[OWSTableItem
                     itemWithCustomCellBlock:^{
@@ -479,6 +488,7 @@ const CGFloat kIconViewLength = 24;
                     actionBlock:^{
                         [weakSelf showColorPicker];
                     }]];
+#endif
 
     [contents addSection:mainSection];
 
@@ -1297,6 +1307,8 @@ const CGFloat kIconViewLength = 24;
 
 #pragma mark - ColorPickerDelegate
 
+#ifdef SHOW_COLOR_PICKER
+
 - (void)showColorPicker
 {
     OWSSheetViewController *sheetViewController = self.colorPicker.sheetViewController;
@@ -1329,6 +1341,8 @@ const CGFloat kIconViewLength = 24;
     });
 }
 
+#endif
+
 #pragma mark - OWSSheetViewController
 
 - (void)sheetViewControllerRequestedDismiss:(OWSSheetViewController *)sheetViewController
diff --git a/SignalMessaging/utils/ConversationStyle.swift b/SignalMessaging/utils/ConversationStyle.swift
index 33ebef973..8a84456b1 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/utils/ConversationStyle.swift
+++ b/SignalMessaging/utils/ConversationStyle.swift
@@ -145,15 +145,34 @@ public class ConversationStyle: NSObject {
         return Theme.isDarkThemeEnabled ? UIColor.ows_gray75 : UIColor.ows_messageBubbleLightGray
     }
 
+    @objc
+    public let bubbleColorOutgoingFailed = UIColor.ows_darkSkyBlue
+
+    @objc
+    public let bubbleColorOutgoingSending = UIColor.ows_darkSkyBlue
+
+    @objc
+    public let bubbleColorOutgoingSent = UIColor.ows_darkSkyBlue
+
     @objc
     public let dateBreakTextColor = UIColor.ows_gray60
 
     @objc
     public func bubbleColor(message: TSMessage) -> UIColor {
         if message is TSIncomingMessage {
-            return bubbleColor(isIncoming: true)
+            return ConversationStyle.defaultBubbleColorIncoming
+        } else if let outgoingMessage = message as? TSOutgoingMessage {
+            switch outgoingMessage.messageState {
+            case .failed:
+                return bubbleColorOutgoingFailed
+            case .sending:
+                return bubbleColorOutgoingSending
+            default:
+                return bubbleColorOutgoingSent
+            }
         } else {
-            return bubbleColor(isIncoming: false)
+            owsFailDebug("Unexpected message type: \(message)")
+            return bubbleColorOutgoingSent
         }
     }
 
@@ -162,7 +181,7 @@ public class ConversationStyle: NSObject {
         if isIncoming {
             return ConversationStyle.defaultBubbleColorIncoming
         } else {
-            return conversationColor.primaryColor
+            return self.bubbleColorOutgoingSent
         }
     }
 
@@ -197,37 +216,38 @@ public class ConversationStyle: NSObject {
         }
     }
 
-    // Note that the exception for outgoing text only applies
-    // to secondary text within bubbles.
     @objc
     public func bubbleSecondaryTextColor(isIncoming: Bool) -> UIColor {
-        if !isIncoming {
-            // All Outgoing
-            return UIColor.ows_white.withAlphaComponent(0.8)
-        } else if Theme.isDarkThemeEnabled {
-            // Incoming, dark.
-            return UIColor.ows_gray25
-        } else {
-            // Incoming, light.
-            return UIColor.ows_gray60
-        }
+        return bubbleTextColor(isIncoming: isIncoming).withAlphaComponent(0.7)
     }
 
     @objc
     public func quotedReplyBubbleColor(isIncoming: Bool) -> UIColor {
         if Theme.isDarkThemeEnabled {
-            return conversationColor.shadeColor
+            if isIncoming {
+                return UIColor(rgbHex: 0x1976D2).withAlphaComponent(0.75)
+            } else {
+                return UIColor.ows_black.withAlphaComponent(0.4)
+            }
+        } else if isIncoming {
+            return bubbleColorOutgoingSent.withAlphaComponent(0.25)
         } else {
-            return conversationColor.tintColor
+            return ConversationStyle.defaultBubbleColorIncoming.withAlphaComponent(0.75)
         }
     }
 
     @objc
     public func quotedReplyStripeColor(isIncoming: Bool) -> UIColor {
-        if isIncoming {
-            return conversationColor.primaryColor
+        if Theme.isDarkThemeEnabled {
+            if isIncoming {
+                return UIColor(rgbHex: 0x1976D2)
+            } else {
+                return UIColor.ows_black
+            }
+        } else if isIncoming {
+            return bubbleColorOutgoingSent
         } else {
-            return Theme.backgroundColor
+            return UIColor.white
         }
     }