diff --git a/api/video/poster.py b/api/video/poster.py
index a9a1bb11..6358b121 100644
--- a/api/video/poster.py
+++ b/api/video/poster.py
@@ -71,3 +71,26 @@ def register_routes(bp):
     @bp.route("/backdrop/<kind>/<int:item_id>", methods=["GET"])
     def video_backdrop(kind, item_id):
         return _stream_art(kind, item_id, "backdrop")
+
+    @bp.route("/img", methods=["GET"])
+    def video_img_proxy():
+        """Same-origin proxy for TMDB images (image.tmdb.org ONLY — SSRF-safe).
+        Lets the detail/person pages canvas-sample a poster/portrait for the
+        per-title accent colour, which a direct cross-origin image taints."""
+        from flask import request
+        url = request.args.get("u", "")
+        if not url.startswith("https://image.tmdb.org/"):
+            abort(404)
+        try:
+            import requests
+            upstream = requests.get(url, timeout=15, stream=True)
+            if upstream.status_code != 200:
+                abort(404)
+            resp = Response(upstream.iter_content(8192),
+                            content_type=upstream.headers.get("Content-Type", "image/jpeg"))
+            resp.headers["Cache-Control"] = "public, max-age=604800"
+            resp.headers["Access-Control-Allow-Origin"] = "*"
+            return resp
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("video image proxy failed for %s", url)
+            abort(404)
diff --git a/tests/test_video_api.py b/tests/test_video_api.py
index 9501e0b9..1d8504b6 100644
--- a/tests/test_video_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_video_api.py
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ def test_blueprint_exposes_dashboard_route():
     assert "/api/video/tmdb/show/<int:tv_id>/season/<int:season_number>" in rules
     assert "/api/video/person/<int:tmdb_id>" in rules
     assert any(r.startswith("/api/video/backdrop/") for r in rules)
+    assert "/api/video/img" in rules
+
+
+def test_img_proxy_rejects_non_tmdb(tmp_path):
+    client, _ = _make_client(tmp_path)
+    assert client.get("/api/video/img?u=https://evil.example.com/x.jpg").status_code == 404
+    assert client.get("/api/video/img").status_code == 404
 
 
 def test_search_endpoint_empty_query(tmp_path):
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-detail.js b/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
index b7ec0dd0..82c338eb 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-detail.js
@@ -83,9 +83,15 @@
         return d.has_backdrop ? '/api/video/backdrop' + art : (d.has_poster ? '/api/video/poster' + art : '');
     }
     function bbPoster(d) {
-        if (d.source === 'tmdb') return d.poster_url || '';
+        // The offscreen poster is canvas-sampled for the accent — must be
+        // same-origin, so tmdb (preview) posters go through our image proxy.
+        if (d.source === 'tmdb') return d.poster_url ? proxied(d.poster_url) : '';
         return d.has_poster ? '/api/video/poster/' + d.kind + '/' + d.id : '';
     }
+    function proxied(url) {
+        return /^https:\/\/image\.tmdb\.org\//.test(url || '')
+            ? '/api/video/img?u=' + encodeURIComponent(url) : (url || '');
+    }
     function pct(s) { return s.episode_total ? Math.round(s.episode_owned / s.episode_total * 100) : 0; }
 
     function badge(logo, fallback, title, url) {
diff --git a/webui/static/video/video-person.js b/webui/static/video/video-person.js
index 1cdca811..0194324a 100644
--- a/webui/static/video/video-person.js
+++ b/webui/static/video/video-person.js
@@ -161,6 +161,35 @@
         return dy ? (by + ' – ' + dy) : (by ? 'Born ' + by : '');
     }
 
+    // Per-person accent: sample the portrait's dominant vibrant colour (via the
+    // same-origin image proxy, so the cross-origin canvas isn't tainted).
+    function applyAccent(photoUrl) {
+        var page = root();
+        if (!page || !photoUrl) return;
+        var img = new Image();
+        img.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
+        img.onload = function () {
+            try {
+                var w = 24, h = 24, c = document.createElement('canvas'); c.width = w; c.height = h;
+                var ctx = c.getContext('2d'); ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0, w, h);
+                var px = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, w, h).data;
+                var best = null, bestScore = -1, fr = 0, fg = 0, fb = 0, n = 0;
+                for (var i = 0; i < px.length; i += 4) {
+                    var r = px[i], g = px[i + 1], b = px[i + 2], a = px[i + 3];
+                    if (a < 128) continue;
+                    var mx = Math.max(r, g, b), mn = Math.min(r, g, b), light = (mx + mn) / 2;
+                    fr += r; fg += g; fb += b; n++;
+                    if (light < 35 || light > 225) continue;
+                    var sat = mx === 0 ? 0 : (mx - mn) / mx, score = sat * (mx / 255);
+                    if (score > bestScore) { bestScore = score; best = [r, g, b]; }
+                }
+                if (!best && n) best = [Math.round(fr / n), Math.round(fg / n), Math.round(fb / n)];
+                if (best && root()) root().style.setProperty('--vd-accent-rgb', best[0] + ', ' + best[1] + ', ' + best[2]);
+            } catch (e) { /* tainted / no image — keep theme accent */ }
+        };
+        img.src = '/api/video/img?u=' + encodeURIComponent(photoUrl);
+    }
+
     function computeAge(birthday, deathday) {
         if (!birthday) return null;
         var b = new Date(birthday), end = deathday ? new Date(deathday) : new Date();
@@ -185,6 +214,7 @@
         var page = root(), amb = q('[data-vp-ambient]');
         if (page) page.setAttribute('data-has-bg', d.photo ? '1' : '0');
         if (amb) amb.style.setProperty('--vp-bg', d.photo ? "url('" + d.photo + "')" : 'none');
+        applyAccent(d.photo);
 
         setText('[data-vp-name]', d.name);
 
@@ -223,6 +253,7 @@
     function load(id) {
         if (!root()) return;
         currentId = id;
+        var pg = root(); if (pg) pg.style.removeProperty('--vd-accent-rgb');   // reset per-person accent
         showLoading(true);
         setText('[data-vp-name]', '');
         var m = q('[data-vp-meta]'); if (m) m.innerHTML = '';