diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/palettable/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/palettable/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b2113352b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/palettable/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pytest }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "palettable";
+  version = "3.1.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0685b223a236bb7e2a900ef7a855ccf9a4027361c8acf400f3b350ea51870f80";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+ 
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pytest 
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A library of color palettes";
+    homepage = https://jiffyclub.github.io/palettable/;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ psyanticy ];
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 30bdeebc755b..2210ee37f073 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ in {
 
   outcome = callPackage ../development/python-modules/outcome {};
 
+  palettable = callPackage ../development/python-modules/palettable { };
+
   pdf2image = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pdf2image { };
 
   pdfminer = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pdfminer_six { };