diff --git a/components/profile-modal.html b/components/profile-modal.html
index 8d0055cd..b473123d 100644
--- a/components/profile-modal.html
+++ b/components/profile-modal.html
@@ -107,100 +107,87 @@
               role="tabpanel"
               aria-labelledby="profileNavAccount"
             >
-              <div class="rounded-3xl border border-gray-800/80 bg-gray-900/70 p-5 shadow-lg shadow-black/20 space-y-4">
-                <div class="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between">
-                  <div>
-                    <h3 class="text-base font-semibold text-white">Switch profiles</h3>
-                    <p class="text-sm text-gray-400">
+              <!--
+                The account pane now relies on bespoke CSS (see css/style.css under
+                "Profile modal account pane") so we are not dependent on utility
+                classes that may be purged or overridden by other builds.
+              -->
+              <div class="profile-switcher" id="profileSwitcherTray">
+                <div class="profile-switcher__header">
+                  <div class="profile-switcher__intro">
+                    <h3 class="profile-switcher__title">Switch profiles</h3>
+                    <p class="profile-switcher__subtitle">
                       Save multiple Nostr profiles so you can swap identities without leaving BitVid.
                     </p>
                   </div>
-                  <span
-                    class="inline-flex items-center rounded-full bg-blue-500/10 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-blue-300"
-                  >
-                    Preview
+                  <span class="profile-switcher__badge">Preview</span>
+                </div>
+
+                <div
+                  class="profile-card profile-card--active"
+                  aria-label="Current Nostr profile"
+                  aria-pressed="true"
+                  role="button"
+                  tabindex="0"
+                >
+                  <span class="profile-card__avatar">
+                    <img
+                      id="profileModalAvatar"
+                      src="assets/svg/default-profile.svg"
+                      alt="Active profile avatar"
+                    />
+                  </span>
+                  <span class="profile-card__meta">
+                    <span class="profile-card__topline">
+                      <span class="profile-card__label">Active profile</span>
+                      <a
+                        id="profileChannelLink"
+                        href="#"
+                        class="profile-card__action hidden"
+                      >
+                        View channel
+                      </a>
+                    </span>
+                    <span id="profileModalName" class="profile-card__name">Loading...</span>
+                    <span id="profileModalNpub" class="profile-card__npub">npub1...</span>
                   </span>
                 </div>
-                <div class="space-y-4" id="profileSwitcherTray">
-                  <div
-                    class="group flex w-full flex-col gap-4 rounded-3xl border border-blue-400/30 bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-500/10 via-blue-500/5 to-transparent px-5 py-4 text-left shadow-md shadow-blue-500/10 transition-colors focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-blue-500 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:gap-5"
-                    aria-label="Current Nostr profile"
-                    aria-pressed="true"
-                    role="button"
-                    tabindex="0"
-                  >
-                    <span
-                      class="flex h-12 w-12 shrink-0 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full ring-2 ring-blue-500 ring-offset-2 ring-offset-gray-900 transition-colors group-focus-visible:ring-blue-400"
+
+                <div
+                  id="profileSwitcherList"
+                  class="profile-switcher__list"
+                  aria-live="polite"
+                  aria-label="Additional Nostr profiles"
+                ></div>
+
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  id="profileAddAccountBtn"
+                  class="profile-switcher__add"
+                  aria-label="Add a new Nostr profile"
+                >
+                  <span class="profile-switcher__addAvatar">
+                    <svg
+                      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+                      viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                      fill="none"
+                      stroke="currentColor"
+                      stroke-width="2"
+                      stroke-linecap="round"
+                      stroke-linejoin="round"
+                      aria-hidden="true"
                     >
-                      <img
-                        id="profileModalAvatar"
-                        src="assets/svg/default-profile.svg"
-                        alt="Active profile avatar"
-                        class="h-10 w-10 rounded-full object-cover"
-                      />
-                    </span>
-                    <span class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-2 text-left">
-                      <div class="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between">
-                        <span class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-blue-300">Active profile</span>
-                        <a
-                          id="profileChannelLink"
-                          href="#"
-                          class="inline-flex h-7 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-blue-400/40 bg-blue-500/5 px-2 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-blue-200 transition-colors hover:bg-blue-500/10 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-blue-500 hidden"
-                        >
-                          View channel
-                        </a>
-                      </div>
-                      <span
-                        id="profileModalName"
-                        class="truncate text-sm font-semibold text-white"
-                      >
-                        Loading...
-                      </span>
-                      <span
-                        id="profileModalNpub"
-                        class="break-all text-xs font-mono text-gray-400"
-                      >
-                        npub1...
-                      </span>
-                    </span>
-                  </div>
-                  <div
-                    id="profileSwitcherList"
-                    class="flex flex-col gap-4"
-                    aria-live="polite"
-                    aria-label="Additional Nostr profiles"
-                  ></div>
-                  <button
-                    type="button"
-                    id="profileAddAccountBtn"
-                    class="group flex w-full items-center gap-4 rounded-3xl border border-dashed border-gray-700 bg-gray-900/60 px-5 py-4 text-left text-gray-400 transition-colors focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-offset-gray-900 hover:border-blue-500 hover:bg-blue-500/10 hover:text-white"
-                    aria-label="Add a new Nostr profile"
-                  >
-                    <span
-                      class="flex h-12 w-12 flex-shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-dashed border-current text-gray-400 transition-colors group-hover:text-white"
-                    >
-                      <svg
-                        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-                        viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-                        fill="none"
-                        stroke="currentColor"
-                        stroke-width="2"
-                        stroke-linecap="round"
-                        stroke-linejoin="round"
-                        class="h-6 w-6"
-                        aria-hidden="true"
-                      >
-                        <line x1="12" y1="5" x2="12" y2="19" />
-                        <line x1="5" y1="12" x2="19" y2="12" />
-                      </svg>
-                    </span>
-                    <span class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
-                      <span class="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-300 group-hover:text-white">Add profile</span>
-                      <span class="text-xs text-gray-500 group-hover:text-gray-300">Link another npub</span>
-                    </span>
-                  </button>
-                </div>
-                <p class="text-xs text-gray-500">
+                      <line x1="12" y1="5" x2="12" y2="19" />
+                      <line x1="5" y1="12" x2="19" y2="12" />
+                    </svg>
+                  </span>
+                  <span class="profile-switcher__addCopy">
+                    <span class="profile-switcher__addTitle">Add profile</span>
+                    <span class="profile-switcher__addHint">Link another npub</span>
+                  </span>
+                </button>
+
+                <p class="profile-switcher__helper">
                   Profiles you add here will stay on this device so you can quickly switch before posting or moderating.
                 </p>
               </div>
diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index d36859e4..43d90bef 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -269,6 +269,280 @@ header img {
   -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(0.625rem); /* For Safari */
 }
 
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   Profile modal account pane
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   The modal previously mixed Tailwind-style utility classes with our global
+   stylesheet. Those utilities are not always present in the production build,
+   so important layout rules (borders, gaps, flex behaviour) were getting
+   dropped. This block consolidates the account tab styling in one predictable
+   place so future tweaks only require CSS updates here instead of scattered
+   inline class lists.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+#profileModal .profile-pane {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
+  border-radius: 1.25rem;
+  border: 0.0625rem solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.28);
+  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.94), rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.72));
+  box-shadow: 0 1.75rem 3.5rem rgba(8, 11, 30, 0.45);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__header {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__intro {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__title {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__subtitle {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  color: var(--color-muted);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__badge {
+  align-self: flex-start;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
+  font-size: 0.625rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+  background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.18);
+  color: rgba(191, 219, 254, 0.95);
+  border: 0.0625rem solid rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.25);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.85rem;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  border-radius: 1rem;
+  border: 0.0625rem solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.24);
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.72);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.08);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card:hover {
+  border-color: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.45);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card:focus-visible {
+  border-color: rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.6);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.1875rem rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.25);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card--active {
+  border-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.55);
+  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.22), rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.78));
+  box-shadow: 0 1.35rem 2.8rem rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.22);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card__avatar {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 3rem;
+  height: 3rem;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  border: 0.1875rem solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.3);
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.95);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card__avatar img {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  border-radius: inherit;
+  object-fit: cover;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card--active .profile-card__avatar {
+  border-color: rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.7);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.1875rem rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.18);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card__meta {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card__topline {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card__label {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: rgba(191, 219, 254, 0.9);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card__action {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.8rem;
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+  border: 0.0625rem solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.4);
+  background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.14);
+  color: rgba(191, 219, 254, 0.95);
+  font-size: 0.65rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card__action:hover,
+#profileModal .profile-card__action:focus-visible {
+  background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.24);
+  border-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.6);
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card__name {
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-card__npub {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", "Fira Code", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
+  color: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.85);
+  word-break: break-all;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__add {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  border-radius: 1rem;
+  border: 0.125rem dashed rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.35);
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.55);
+  color: rgba(226, 232, 240, 0.85);
+  text-align: left;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__add:hover,
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__add:focus-visible {
+  border-color: rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.65);
+  background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.18);
+  color: #ffffff;
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__addAvatar {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 3rem;
+  height: 3rem;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+  border: 0.125rem dashed currentColor;
+  color: inherit;
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.75);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__addAvatar svg {
+  width: 1.25rem;
+  height: 1.25rem;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__addCopy {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__addTitle {
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: inherit;
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__addHint {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.85);
+}
+
+#profileModal .profile-switcher__helper {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.7);
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 640px) {
+  #profileModal .profile-switcher__header {
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+  }
+
+  #profileModal .profile-card {
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  #profileModal .profile-card__topline {
+    flex-direction: row;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.75rem;
+  }
+}
+
 /* If you ever want to show it, add ".flex" class dynamically */
 #playerModal.flex {
   display: flex;