diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
index 5e26498a2b7..1c358c8cf4e 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
@@ -64,20 +64,11 @@
 		msg = sanitize(copytext(msg,1,MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
 		if(!msg)	return
 
-	var/recieve_color = "purple"
-	var/send_pm_type = " "
 	var/recieve_pm_type = "Player"
-
-
 	if(holder)
 		//mod PMs are maroon
 		//PMs sent from admins and mods display their rank
 		if(holder)
-			if( holder.rights & R_ADMIN )
-				recieve_color = "red"
-			else
-				recieve_color = "maroon"
-			send_pm_type = holder.rank + " "
 			if(!C.holder && holder && holder.fakekey)
 				recieve_pm_type = "Admin"
 			else
@@ -87,10 +78,10 @@
 		src << "<font color='red'>Error: Admin-PM: Non-admin to non-admin PM communication is forbidden.</font>"
 		return
 
-	var/recieve_message = ""
+	var/recieve_message
 
 	if(holder && !C.holder)
-		recieve_message = "<font color='[recieve_color]' size='3'><b>-- Click the [recieve_pm_type]'s name to reply --</b></font>\n"
+		recieve_message = "<span class='pm'><span class='howto'><b>-- Click the [recieve_pm_type]'s name to reply --</b></span></span>\n"
 		if(C.adminhelped)
 			C << recieve_message
 			C.adminhelped = 0
@@ -100,17 +91,15 @@
 			spawn(0)	//so we don't hold the caller proc up
 				var/sender = src
 				var/sendername = key
-				var/reply = input(C, msg,"[recieve_pm_type] PM from-[sendername]", "") as text|null		//show message and await a reply
+				var/reply = input(C, msg,"[recieve_pm_type] PM from [sendername]", "") as text|null		//show message and await a reply
 				if(C && reply)
 					if(sender)
 						C.cmd_admin_pm(sender,reply)										//sender is still about, let's reply to them
 					else
 						adminhelp(reply)													//sender has left, adminhelp instead
 				return
-
-	recieve_message = "<font color='[recieve_color]'>[recieve_pm_type] PM from-<b>[get_options_bar(src, C.holder ? 1 : 0, C.holder ? 1 : 0, 1)]</b>: [msg]</font>"
-	C << recieve_message
-	src << "<font color='blue'>[send_pm_type]PM to-<b>[get_options_bar(C, holder ? 1 : 0, holder ? 1 : 0, 1)]</b>: [msg]</font>"
+	src << "<span class='pm'><span class='out'>" + create_text_tag("pm_out_alt", "PM", src) + " to <span class='name'>[get_options_bar(C, holder ? 1 : 0, holder ? 1 : 0, 1)]</span>: <span class='message'>[msg]</span></span></span>"
+	C << "<span class='pm'><span class='in'>" + create_text_tag("pm_in", "", C) + " <b>\[[recieve_pm_type] PM\]</b> <span class='name'>[get_options_bar(src, C.holder ? 1 : 0, C.holder ? 1 : 0, 1)]</span>: <span class='message'>[msg]</span></span></span>"
 
 	//play the recieving admin the adminhelp sound (if they have them enabled)
 	//non-admins shouldn't be able to disable this
@@ -124,8 +113,8 @@
 		//check client/X is an admin and isn't the sender or recipient
 		if(X == C || X == src)
 			continue
-		if(X.key!=key && X.key!=C.key && (X.holder.rights & R_ADMIN) || (X.holder.rights & (R_MOD|R_MENTOR)) )
-			X << "<B><font color='blue'>PM: [key_name(src, X, 0)]-&gt;[key_name(C, X, 0)]:</B> \blue [msg]</font>" //inform X
+		if(X.key != key && X.key != C.key && (X.holder.rights & R_ADMIN|R_MOD|R_MENTOR))
+			X << "<span class='pm'><span class='other'>" + create_text_tag("pm_other", "PM:", X) + " <span class='name'>[key_name(src, X, 0)]</span> to <span class='name'>[key_name(C, X, 0)]</span>: <span class='message'>[msg]</span></span></span>"
 
 /client/proc/cmd_admin_irc_pm()
 	if(prefs.muted & MUTE_ADMINHELP)
@@ -146,12 +135,11 @@
 
 	send2adminirc("PlayerPM from [key_name(src)]: [html_decode(msg)]")
 
-	src << "<font color='blue'>IRC PM to-<b>IRC-Admins</b>: [msg]</font>"
+	src << "<span class='pm'><span class='out'>" + create_text_tag("pm_out_alt", "", src) + " to <span class='name'Admin IRC</span>: <span class='message'>[msg]</span></span></span>"
 
 	log_admin("PM: [key_name(src)]->IRC: [msg]")
 	for(var/client/X in admins)
 		if(X == src)
 			continue
-		if((X.holder.rights & R_ADMIN) || (X.holder.rights & R_MOD))
-			X << "<B><font color='blue'>PM: [key_name(src, X, 0)]-&gt;IRC-Admins:</B> \blue [msg]</font>"
-
+		if(X.holder.rights & R_ADMIN|R_MOD)
+			X << "<span class='pm'><span class='other'>" + create_text_tag("pm_other", "PM:", X) + " <span class='name'>[key_name(src, X, 0)]</span> to <span class='name'>Admin IRC</span>: <span class='message'>[msg]</span></span></span>"
diff --git a/code/stylesheet.dm b/code/stylesheet.dm
index 8c196c88e92..cc14488a5fc 100644
--- a/code/stylesheet.dm
+++ b/code/stylesheet.dm
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ em						{font-style: normal;	font-weight: bold;}
 .ooc .developer			{color: #719300;}
 .ooc .admin				{color: #e40045;}
 
+/* Admin: Private Messages */
+.pm  .howto				{color: #ff0000;	font-weight: bold;		font-size: 200%;}
+.pm  .in				{color: #ff0000;}
+.pm  .out				{color: #B54A4A;}
+.pm  .other				{color: #498db6;}
+
 /* Admin: Channels */
 .mod_channel			{color: #735638;	font-weight: bold;}
 .mod_channel .admin		{color: #e40045;	font-weight: bold;}