diff --git a/common/util/color.ts b/common/util/color.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb15cc6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/util/color.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+export const interpolateColor = (color1: string, color2: string, p: number) => {
+  const rgb1 = parseInt(color1.replace('#', ''), 16)
+  const rgb2 = parseInt(color2.replace('#', ''), 16)
+
+  const [r1, g1, b1] = toArray(rgb1)
+  const [r2, g2, b2] = toArray(rgb2)
+
+  const q = 1 - p
+  const rr = Math.round(r1 * q + r2 * p)
+  const rg = Math.round(g1 * q + g2 * p)
+  const rb = Math.round(b1 * q + b2 * p)
+
+  const hexString = Number((rr << 16) + (rg << 8) + rb).toString(16)
+  const hex = `#${'0'.repeat(6 - hexString.length)}${hexString}`
+  return hex
+}
+
+function toArray(rgb: number) {
+  const r = rgb >> 16
+  const g = (rgb >> 8) % 256
+  const b = rgb % 256
+
+  return [r, g, b]
+}
diff --git a/web/components/usa-map/state-election-map.tsx b/web/components/usa-map/state-election-map.tsx
index 8f7bb284..5e5a9a64 100644
--- a/web/components/usa-map/state-election-map.tsx
+++ b/web/components/usa-map/state-election-map.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   getContractFromSlug,
   listenForContract,
 } from 'web/lib/firebase/contracts'
+import { interpolateColor } from 'common/util/color'
 
 export interface StateElectionMarket {
   creatorUsername: string
@@ -45,10 +46,8 @@ export function StateElectionMap(props: { markets: StateElectionMarket[] }) {
 
 const probToColor = (prob: number, isWinRepublican: boolean) => {
   const p = isWinRepublican ? prob : 1 - prob
-  const hue = p > 0.5 ? 350 : 240
-  const saturation = 100
-  const lightness = 100 - 50 * Math.abs(p - 0.5)
-  return `hsl(${hue}, ${saturation}%, ${lightness}%)`
+  const color = p > 0.5 ? '#e4534b' : '#5f6eb0'
+  return interpolateColor('#ebe4ec', color, Math.abs(p - 0.5) * 2)
 }
 
 const useContracts = (slugs: string[]) => {