diff --git a/documentation/docs/about/license.md b/documentation/docs/about/license.md
index 93803778..c0907bce 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/about/license.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/about/license.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
----
----
 # MIT License
 
 Copyright (c) 2023 Natan Organick
diff --git a/notes/NOTES.md b/notes/NOTES.md
index 04302fda..8501e8bd 100644
--- a/notes/NOTES.md
+++ b/notes/NOTES.md
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ Terminal for MkDocs' Tile Grid relies on the *meta*[^mkdocs-page-meta] attribute
   - `npm install broken-link-checker -g`
   - `blc http://localhost:8080 -ro`
 - [YAML boolean syntax](https://yaml.org/spec/1.2.2/#10212-boolean)  
-  
+- [lighten hex color](https://mdigi.tools/lighten-color)
+
 ## regex
 ### linked image
 `<div .*? <figure(.)[^>]*? <a(.)*<img`
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a1e2e814..44ea4566 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "mkdocs-terminal",
-    "version": "3.10.0",
+    "version": "3.10.1",
     "lockfileVersion": 1,
     "requires": true,
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1bd838c..47aea71d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "mkdocs-terminal",
-    "version": "3.10.0",
+    "version": "3.10.1",
     "description": "Terminal.css theme for MkDocs",
     "keywords": [
         "mkdocs",
diff --git a/terminal/css/palettes/dark.css b/terminal/css/palettes/dark.css
index 3ffdac97..1f61d8ae 100644
--- a/terminal/css/palettes/dark.css
+++ b/terminal/css/palettes/dark.css
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     --font-color: #e8e9ed;
     --invert-font-color: #222225;
     --primary-color: #62c4ff;
+    --primary-color-lightened: #81d0ff; 
     --secondary-color: #a3abba;
     --tertiary-color: #a3abba;
     --error-color: #ff3c74;
diff --git a/terminal/css/palettes/default.css b/terminal/css/palettes/default.css
index fe25edf3..e36cad2f 100644
--- a/terminal/css/palettes/default.css
+++ b/terminal/css/palettes/default.css
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     --font-color: #151515;
     --invert-font-color: #fff;
     --primary-color: #1a95e0;
+    --primary-color-lightened: #45abe9;
     --secondary-color: #727578;
     --error-color: #d20962;
     --progress-bar-background: #727578;
diff --git a/terminal/css/palettes/gruvbox_dark.css b/terminal/css/palettes/gruvbox_dark.css
index 858a8602..79af4d6f 100644
--- a/terminal/css/palettes/gruvbox_dark.css
+++ b/terminal/css/palettes/gruvbox_dark.css
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     --font-color:              var(--gb-dm-fg1);
     --invert-font-color:       var(--gb-dm-bg0-hard);
     --primary-color:           var(--gb-dm-light-yellow);
+    --primary-color-lightened: #fbca59; 
     --secondary-color:         var(--gb-dm-fg3);
     --tertiary-color:          var(--gb-dm-light-gray);
     --error-color:             var(--gb-dm-light-red);
diff --git a/terminal/css/palettes/pink.css b/terminal/css/palettes/pink.css
index b69c7163..14747218 100644
--- a/terminal/css/palettes/pink.css
+++ b/terminal/css/palettes/pink.css
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     --font-color: #190910;
     --invert-font-color: #f7f7f7;
     --primary-color: #f90d7a;
+    --primary-color-lightened: #fa3d95; 
     --secondary-color: #715864;
     --tertiary-color: #715864;
     --error-color: #bb0047;
diff --git a/terminal/css/palettes/sans.css b/terminal/css/palettes/sans.css
index 0ff18102..08f6a719 100644
--- a/terminal/css/palettes/sans.css
+++ b/terminal/css/palettes/sans.css
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     --font-color: #151515;
     --invert-font-color: #fff;
     --primary-color: #1a95e0;
+    --primary-color-lightened: #45abe9; 
     --secondary-color: #727578;
     --error-color: #d20962;
     --progress-bar-background: #727578;
diff --git a/terminal/css/palettes/sans_dark.css b/terminal/css/palettes/sans_dark.css
index 2314a71d..a8931f3c 100644
--- a/terminal/css/palettes/sans_dark.css
+++ b/terminal/css/palettes/sans_dark.css
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     --font-color: #e8e9ed;
     --invert-font-color: #222225;
     --primary-color: #62c4ff;
+    --primary-color-lightened: #81d0ff; 
     --secondary-color: #a3abba;
     --tertiary-color: #a3abba;
     --error-color: #ff3c74;
diff --git a/terminal/css/theme.css b/terminal/css/theme.css
index bbfc5b2a..cd334056 100644
--- a/terminal/css/theme.css
+++ b/terminal/css/theme.css
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ a.btn {
     text-decoration: none !important;
 }
 
+/* update visited link color */
+a:visited {
+    color: var(--primary-color-lightened);
+}
+
+
 .terminal-mkdocs-main-grid {
     display: grid;
     grid-column-gap: 1.4em;
diff --git a/terminal/theme_version.html b/terminal/theme_version.html
index e41645a2..abb85883 100644
--- a/terminal/theme_version.html
+++ b/terminal/theme_version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-terminal-3.10.0">
\ No newline at end of file
+<meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-terminal-3.10.1">
\ No newline at end of file