diff --git a/Views/MainWindow.axaml b/Views/MainWindow.axaml
index 8768e13..10c5413 100644
--- a/Views/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/Views/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     </Design.DataContext>
 
     <Panel Background="Transparent">
-        <SplitView Background="Transparent" IsPaneOpen="{Binding IsSplitOpen, Mode=TwoWay}" DisplayMode="Overlay" OpenPaneLength="250" ClipToBounds="False">
+        <SplitView Background="Transparent" IsPaneOpen="{Binding IsSplitOpen, Mode=TwoWay}" DisplayMode="Overlay" OpenPaneLength="250" ClipToBounds="False" PaneBackground="Transparent">
             <SplitView.Pane>
-                <Border Background="Transparent" BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="0" CornerRadius="0, 12.5,12.5,0" >
-                    <Grid Background="#66ffffff">
+                <Border Background="#d4d4fc" BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="0, 12.5,12.5,0">
+                    <Grid Background="#d4d4fc" Margin="5"> <!-- Background of left panel opened -->
                         <Grid Background="Transparent">
                             <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                 <RowDefinition Height="50*"></RowDefinition>
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
             </Grid>
         </SplitView>
         <!-- left Info bar -->
+
         <StackPanel Width="30" HorizontalAlignment="Left" IsVisible="{Binding !IsSplitOpen}" Background="#d4d4fc">
             <!-- Menu-Opener -->
             <Button Content="≡"