diff --git a/sass/_base.scss b/sass/_base.scss
index 8586cf3..17e0ab0 100644
--- a/sass/_base.scss
+++ b/sass/_base.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ $page-color: #ddd;
 $header-bg: #1d3c67;
 $header-fg: #ffffff;
 $link-color: #33f;
+$footer-link-color: #3455db;
 $link-hover: #00d;
 $menu-bg: #231d67;
 $menu-fg: #e8e9f3;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ footer {
 }
 footer a,
 footer a:visited {
-  color: #66f;
+  color: $footer-link-color; 
 }
 a,
 a:visited {