diff --git a/app/views/content/funding-and-support.md b/app/views/content/funding-and-support.md
index 4d986226b0..fb6e1b06af 100644
--- a/app/views/content/funding-and-support.md
+++ b/app/views/content/funding-and-support.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ content:
     - content/funding-and-support/questions
     - content/funding-and-support/why-teach
 image: "static/images/content/hero-images/0032.jpg"
-hero_bg_color: yellow
+hero_bg_color: gitpurple
 title_bg_color: white
 hero_blend_content: true
 ---
diff --git a/app/views/content/how-to-apply-for-teacher-training.md b/app/views/content/how-to-apply-for-teacher-training.md
index 60318f7374..7a194f4f13 100644
--- a/app/views/content/how-to-apply-for-teacher-training.md
+++ b/app/views/content/how-to-apply-for-teacher-training.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: |-
 title_paragraph: |-
     If you want to apply for teacher training, we can help you understand what to put in your application and how the process works.
 title_bg_color: white
-hero_bg_color: yellow
+hero_bg_color: gitpurple
 hero_blend_content: true
 navigation: 30
 navigation_title: How to apply
diff --git a/app/views/content/life-as-a-teacher.md b/app/views/content/life-as-a-teacher.md
index 9a61d7ae31..a2746b4964 100644
--- a/app/views/content/life-as-a-teacher.md
+++ b/app/views/content/life-as-a-teacher.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Life as a teacher"
+colour: "white-text gitpurple-gitpurple"
 description: Explore the rewards of teaching, including pay, career growth, support, and the range of subjects and pupils you could teach.
 layout: "layouts/minimal"
 navigation: 5
diff --git a/app/views/content/life-as-a-teacher/_header.html.erb b/app/views/content/life-as-a-teacher/_header.html.erb
index de8205ec02..02311ea110 100644
--- a/app/views/content/life-as-a-teacher/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/content/life-as-a-teacher/_header.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%= render Content::LandingHeroComponent.new(
   title: @front_matter["title"],
-  colour: "pastel gitlilac-gitlilac",
+  colour: "white-text gitpurple-gitpurple",
   image: @front_matter["image"]
 ) %>
diff --git a/app/views/content/non-uk-teachers.md b/app/views/content/non-uk-teachers.md
index 119f4a7813..9a903a9d08 100644
--- a/app/views/content/non-uk-teachers.md
+++ b/app/views/content/non-uk-teachers.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: |-
 title_paragraph: |-
     If you’re interested in training to teach or teaching in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.
 title_bg_color: white
-hero_bg_color: yellow
+hero_bg_color: gitpurple
 hero_blend_content: true
 navigation: 35
 navigation_title: Non-UK citizens
diff --git a/app/views/content/train-to-be-a-teacher.md b/app/views/content/train-to-be-a-teacher.md
index d6bc701552..d58a9a481a 100644
--- a/app/views/content/train-to-be-a-teacher.md
+++ b/app/views/content/train-to-be-a-teacher.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ navigation_title: Train to be a teacher
 navigation_path: "/train-to-be-a-teacher"
 layout: "layouts/category"
 image: "static/images/content/hero-images/0031.jpg"
-hero_bg_color: yellow
+hero_bg_color: gitpurple
 title_bg_color: white
 hero_blend_content: true
 ---
diff --git a/app/webpacker/styles/sections/hero.scss b/app/webpacker/styles/sections/hero.scss
index 2db6c56967..9a0736584f 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/styles/sections/hero.scss
+++ b/app/webpacker/styles/sections/hero.scss
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ $mobile-cutoff: 800px;
 
   &.gitpurple {
     background-color: $gitpurple;
+
+    .hero__paragraph {
+      color: $white;
+    }
   }
 
   &__title {