diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 2c2e37d..d3e9153 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <style lang="sass">
+  @import './styles/palette'
   @import '~bulma/sass/utilities/_all'
   @import '~bulma/sass/base/_all'
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/styles/palette.sass b/src/styles/palette.sass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6f702b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/styles/palette.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// custom material palette (https://www.materialpalette.com/purple/orange)
+$primary-dark:   #7B1FA2
+$primary:        #9C27B0
+$primary-light:  #E1BEE7
+$primary-text:   #FFFFFF
+$accent:         #FF9800
+$primary-text:   #212121
+$secondary-text: #757575
+$divider:        #BDBDBD
+
+// replace colors with material colors
+$orange:         #FF9800
+$yellow:         #FFC107
+$green:          #4CAF50
+$turquoise:      #009688
+$blue:           #2196F3
+$purple:         #9C27B0
+$red:            #F44336
+
+// override default grays with text grays
+$gray-dark:      $primary-text
+$gray-darker:    darken($gray-dark, 8%)
+$gray:           $secondary-text
+$grey-light:     $divider
+$grey-lighter:   lighten($grey-light, 15%)
+
+// override bulma colors
+$background:     #FFFFFF