diff --git a/dracula.xml b/dracula.xml
index 570ef8f..e6f25c3 100644
--- a/dracula.xml
+++ b/dracula.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
   
   <style name="def:emphasis"                italic="true"/>
   <style name="def:strong-emphasis"         foreground="white" bold="true"/>
-  <style name="def:inline-code"             foreground="background"/>
+  <style name="def:inline-code"             foreground="purple"/>
   <style name="def:insertion"               underline="single"/>
   <style name="def:deletion"                strikethrough="true"/>
   <style name="def:link-text"               foreground="cyan"/>