diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2b4caef..1aebb80 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
         "vis-data": "^7.1.9",
         "vis-network": "^9.1.9",
         "vite": "^6.0.5",
-        "vue-router": "^4.5.0"
+        "vue-router": "^4.5.0",
+        "vuetify": "^3.7.6"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "electron": "^30.0.8",
@@ -5731,6 +5732,35 @@
         "vue": "^3.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/vuetify": {
+      "version": "3.7.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vuetify/-/vuetify-3.7.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lol0Va5HtMIqZfjccSD5DLv5v31R/asJXzc6s7ULy51PHr1DjXxWylZejhq0kVpMGW64MiV1FmA/p8eYQfOWfQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^12.20 || >=14.13"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/johnleider"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "typescript": ">=4.7",
+        "vite-plugin-vuetify": ">=1.0.0",
+        "vue": "^3.3.0",
+        "webpack-plugin-vuetify": ">=2.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "typescript": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "vite-plugin-vuetify": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "webpack-plugin-vuetify": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/which": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/which/-/which-2.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a28204b..cd445ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
     "vis-data": "^7.1.9",
     "vis-network": "^9.1.9",
     "vite": "^6.0.5",
-    "vue-router": "^4.5.0"
+    "vue-router": "^4.5.0",
+    "vuetify": "^3.7.6"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/components/ColourPickerDropdown.vue b/src/frontend/components/ColourPickerDropdown.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..764da16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/components/ColourPickerDropdown.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<template>
+    <div v-click-outside="{ handler: onClickOutsideMenu, capture: true }" class="cursor-default relative inline-block text-left">
+
+        <!-- menu button -->
+        <div ref="dropdown-button" @click.stop="toggleMenu">
+            <slot>
+                <div class="size-8 border border-gray-50 rounded shadow cursor-pointer" :style="{ 'background-color': colour }"></div>
+            </slot>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- drop down menu -->
+        <Transition
+            enter-active-class="transition ease-out duration-100"
+            enter-from-class="transform opacity-0 scale-95"
+            enter-to-class="transform opacity-100 scale-100"
+            leave-active-class="transition ease-in duration-75"
+            leave-from-class="transform opacity-100 scale-100"
+            leave-to-class="transform opacity-0 scale-95">
+            <div v-if="isShowingMenu" class="absolute left-0 z-10 ml-4">
+                <v-color-picker v-model="colourPickerValue" :modes="['hex']" hide-inputs hide-sliders show-swatches></v-color-picker>
+            </div>
+        </Transition>
+
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import DropDownMenu from "./DropDownMenu.vue";
+import IconButton from "./IconButton.vue";
+
+export default {
+    name: 'ColourPickerDropdown',
+    components: {
+        IconButton,
+        DropDownMenu,
+    },
+    emits: [
+        'update:colour',
+    ],
+    props: {
+        colour: String,
+    },
+    data() {
+        return {
+            isShowingMenu: false,
+            colourPickerValue: null,
+        };
+    },
+    methods: {
+        toggleMenu() {
+            if(this.isShowingMenu){
+                this.hideMenu();
+            } else {
+                this.showMenu();
+            }
+        },
+        showMenu() {
+            this.isShowingMenu = true;
+        },
+        hideMenu() {
+            this.isShowingMenu = false;
+        },
+        onClickOutsideMenu(event) {
+            if(this.isShowingMenu){
+                event.preventDefault();
+                this.hideMenu();
+            }
+        },
+    },
+    watch:{
+        colour() {
+            // update internal colour picker value when parent changes value of v-model:colour
+            this.colourPickerValue = this.colour;
+        },
+        colourPickerValue() {
+
+            // get current colour picker value
+            var value = this.colourPickerValue;
+
+            // remove alpha channel from hex colour if present
+            if(value.length === 9){
+                value = value.substring(0, 7);
+            }
+
+            // fire v-model:colour update event
+            this.$emit("update:colour", value);
+
+        },
+    }
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/src/frontend/components/profile/ProfilePage.vue b/src/frontend/components/profile/ProfilePage.vue
index 6022038..abb1737 100644
--- a/src/frontend/components/profile/ProfilePage.vue
+++ b/src/frontend/components/profile/ProfilePage.vue
@@ -20,75 +20,21 @@
             <!-- colours -->
             <div class="bg-white dark:bg-zinc-800 rounded shadow">
                 <div class="flex border-b border-gray-300 dark:border-zinc-700 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 p-2 font-semibold">Select your Colours</div>
-                <div class="divide-y divide-gray-300 dark:divide-zinc-700 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
+                <div class="flex p-2 space-x-2">
 
                     <!-- icon colour -->
-                    <div class="p-2">
-                        <div class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Icon Colour</div>
+                    <div>
+                        <div class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Icon</div>
                         <div class="flex">
-                            <select v-model="iconForegroundColour" class="bg-gray-50 dark:bg-zinc-700 border border-gray-300 dark:border-zinc-600 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 dark:focus:ring-blue-600 dark:focus:border-blue-600 block w-full p-2.5">
-                                <option value="#000000">Black</option>
-                                <option value="#FFFFFF">White</option>
-                                <option disabled></option>
-                                <option value="#64748b">Slate</option>
-                                <option value="#6b7280">Gray</option>
-                                <option value="#71717a">Zinc</option>
-                                <option value="#737373">Neutral</option>
-                                <option value="#78716c">Stone</option>
-                                <option disabled></option>
-                                <option value="#ef4444">Red</option>
-                                <option value="#f97316">Orange</option>
-                                <option value="#f59e0b">Amber</option>
-                                <option value="#eab308">Yellow</option>
-                                <option value="#84cc16">Lime</option>
-                                <option value="#22c55e">Green</option>
-                                <option value="#10b981">Emerald</option>
-                                <option value="#14b8a6">Teal</option>
-                                <option value="#06b6d4">Cyan</option>
-                                <option value="#0ea5e9">Sky</option>
-                                <option value="#3b82f6">Blue</option>
-                                <option value="#6366f1">Indigo</option>
-                                <option value="#8b5cf6">Violet</option>
-                                <option value="#a855f7">Purple</option>
-                                <option value="#d946ef">Fuschia</option>
-                                <option value="#ec4899">Pink</option>
-                                <option value="#f43f5e">Rose</option>
-                            </select>
+                            <ColourPickerDropdown v-model:colour="iconForegroundColour"/>
                         </div>
                     </div>
 
                     <!-- background colour -->
-                    <div class="p-2">
-                        <div class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Background Colour</div>
+                    <div>
+                        <div class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Background</div>
                         <div class="flex">
-                            <select v-model="iconBackgroundColour" class="bg-gray-50 dark:bg-zinc-700 border border-gray-300 dark:border-zinc-600 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 dark:focus:ring-blue-600 dark:focus:border-blue-600 block w-full p-2.5">
-                                <option value="#000000">Black</option>
-                                <option value="#FFFFFF">White</option>
-                                <option disabled></option>
-                                <option value="#64748b">Slate</option>
-                                <option value="#6b7280">Gray</option>
-                                <option value="#71717a">Zinc</option>
-                                <option value="#737373">Neutral</option>
-                                <option value="#78716c">Stone</option>
-                                <option disabled></option>
-                                <option value="#ef4444">Red</option>
-                                <option value="#f97316">Orange</option>
-                                <option value="#f59e0b">Amber</option>
-                                <option value="#eab308">Yellow</option>
-                                <option value="#84cc16">Lime</option>
-                                <option value="#22c55e">Green</option>
-                                <option value="#10b981">Emerald</option>
-                                <option value="#14b8a6">Teal</option>
-                                <option value="#06b6d4">Cyan</option>
-                                <option value="#0ea5e9">Sky</option>
-                                <option value="#3b82f6">Blue</option>
-                                <option value="#6366f1">Indigo</option>
-                                <option value="#8b5cf6">Violet</option>
-                                <option value="#a855f7">Purple</option>
-                                <option value="#d946ef">Fuschia</option>
-                                <option value="#ec4899">Pink</option>
-                                <option value="#f43f5e">Rose</option>
-                            </select>
+                            <ColourPickerDropdown v-model:colour="iconBackgroundColour"/>
                         </div>
                     </div>
 
@@ -124,9 +70,12 @@ import * as mdi from "@mdi/js";
 import MaterialDesignIcon from "../../../../build/exe/lib/src/frontend/components/MaterialDesignIcon.vue";
 import LxmfUserIcon from "../LxmfUserIcon.vue";
 import DialogUtils from "../../js/DialogUtils";
+import ColourPickerDropdown from "../ColourPickerDropdown.vue";
+
 export default {
     name: 'ProfilePage',
     components: {
+        ColourPickerDropdown,
         LxmfUserIcon,
         MaterialDesignIcon,
     },
diff --git a/src/frontend/main.js b/src/frontend/main.js
index 3018a8e..817e98a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/main.js
+++ b/src/frontend/main.js
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ import "./fonts/RobotoMonoNerdFont/font.css";
 
 import App from './components/App.vue';
 
+// init vuetify
+import 'vuetify/styles';
+import { createVuetify } from 'vuetify';
+import * as components from 'vuetify/components';
+import * as directives from 'vuetify/directives';
+const vuetify = createVuetify({
+    components,
+    directives,
+})
+
 // provide axios globally
 window.axios = axios;
 
@@ -85,5 +95,6 @@ const router = createRouter({
 
 createApp(App)
     .use(router)
+    .use(vuetify)
     .use(vClickOutside)
     .mount('#app');