The blue background is indeed a gradient. It displays properly in Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal".
Packages: evince 3.6.0-0ubuntu2 libpoppler26 0.20.1-1ubuntu1 libcairo2 1.12.2-1ubuntu2.1 ** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058183 Title: PDF with coloured background is shown as white background To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1058183/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs