diff --git a/media/ui-material3/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/media/ui/material3/components/background/ArtworkImageBackground.kt b/media/ui-material3/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/media/ui/material3/components/background/ArtworkImageBackground.kt
index 9df887458f..04b48c08ab 100644
--- a/media/ui-material3/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/media/ui/material3/components/background/ArtworkImageBackground.kt
+++ b/media/ui-material3/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/media/ui/material3/components/background/ArtworkImageBackground.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.drawWithCache
 import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset
 import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.center
-import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.BlendMode
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Brush
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.ImageBitmap
@@ -62,15 +61,12 @@ public fun ArtworkImageBackground(
                 modifier =
                     modifier.fillMaxSize().drawWithCache {
                         val gradientBrush =
-                            Brush.radialGradient(
-                                0.55f to Color.Transparent,
-                                0.85f to colorScheme.onSecondary,
-                                1f to colorScheme.background,
-                            )
+                            Brush.radialGradient(0.65f to Color.Transparent, 1f to colorScheme.background)
                         onDrawWithContent {
                             drawRect(colorScheme.background)
                             drawContent()
-                            drawRect(color = colorScheme.secondary, alpha = 0.4f, blendMode = BlendMode.Darken)
+                            drawRect(color = colorScheme.primaryContainer, alpha = 0.3f)
+                            drawRect(color = colorScheme.onPrimary, alpha = 0.6f)
                             drawRect(gradientBrush)
                         }
                     },