diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/abstracts/_variables.scss b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/abstracts/_variables.scss
index 765b4a170345eb590dc7e0b4c6ea6e467ad89fb0..4600a0d6605810fbe05d1a60ef61efe232f76d10 100755
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/abstracts/_variables.scss
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/abstracts/_variables.scss
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ $color--facebook: #396ab5;
 $color--mid-grey: #cfcfcf;
 $color--light-grey: #f7f7f7;
 $color--mustard: #e6ab32;
+$color--purple: #8c0bbf;
 
 $color--default: $color--dark-grey;
 $color--primary: $color--light-blue;