diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e5d06758..0c6d9570 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1995,9 +1995,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7709cef83f0c1f58f666e746a08b21e0085f7440fa6a29cc194d68aac97a4225"
+checksum = "18a6dbe30758c9f83eb00cbea4ac95966305f5a7772f3f42ebfc7fc7eddbd8e1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "opaque-debug"
@@ -2792,6 +2792,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "nanoid",
  "num_enum",
  "okapi",
+ "once_cell",
  "optional_struct",
  "pretty_env_logger",
  "rauth",
diff --git a/crates/delta/src/routes/servers/roles_edit.rs b/crates/delta/src/routes/servers/roles_edit.rs
index 39422e86..71fd6cb7 100644
--- a/crates/delta/src/routes/servers/roles_edit.rs
+++ b/crates/delta/src/routes/servers/roles_edit.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ use revolt_quark::{
         server::{FieldsRole, PartialRole, Role},
         User,
     },
-    perms, Db, Error, Permission, Ref, Result,
+    perms,
+    util::regex::RE_COLOUR,
+    Db, Error, Permission, Ref, Result,
 };
 
 use rocket::serde::json::Json;
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct DataEditRole {
     #[validate(length(min = 1, max = 32))]
     name: Option<String>,
     /// Role colour
-    #[validate(length(min = 1, max = 32))]
+    #[validate(length(min = 1, max = 128), regex = "RE_COLOUR")]
     colour: Option<String>,
     /// Whether this role should be displayed separately
     hoist: Option<bool>,
diff --git a/crates/quark/Cargo.toml b/crates/quark/Cargo.toml
index 86b6fd8e..b8e33148 100644
--- a/crates/quark/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/quark/Cargo.toml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ impl_ops = "0.1.1"
 num_enum = "0.5.6"
 reqwest = "0.11.10"
 bitfield = "0.13.2"
+once_cell = "1.13.0"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 
 lru = { version = "0.7.6", optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/quark/src/models/channels/message.rs b/crates/quark/src/models/channels/message.rs
index 93f0d007..e5ed7172 100644
--- a/crates/quark/src/models/channels/message.rs
+++ b/crates/quark/src/models/channels/message.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use crate::util::regex::RE_COLOUR;
+
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use validator::Validate;
 
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ pub struct SendableEmbed {
     #[validate(length(min = 1, max = 2000))]
     pub description: Option<String>,
     pub media: Option<String>,
-    #[validate(length(min = 1, max = 64))]
+    #[validate(length(min = 1, max = 128), regex = "RE_COLOUR")]
     pub colour: Option<String>,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/quark/src/util/mod.rs b/crates/quark/src/util/mod.rs
index cd623b05..bb83ded1 100644
--- a/crates/quark/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/quark/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod manipulation;
 pub mod pfp;
 pub mod rauth;
 pub mod r#ref;
+pub mod regex;
 pub mod result;
 pub mod value;
 pub mod variables;
diff --git a/crates/quark/src/util/regex.rs b/crates/quark/src/util/regex.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93aad99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/quark/src/util/regex.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use regex::Regex;
+
+/// Regex for valid role colours
+///
+/// Allows the use of named colours, rgb(a), variables and all gradients.
+///
+/// Source:
+/// ```regex
+/// VALUE = [a-z ]+|var\(--[a-z\d-]+\)|rgba?\([\d, ]+\)|#[a-f0-9]+
+/// ADDITIONAL_VALUE = \d+deg
+/// STOP = ([ ]+(\d{1,3}%|0))?
+///
+/// ^(?:VALUE|(repeating-)?(linear|conic|radial)-gradient\((VALUE|ADDITIONAL_VALUE)STOP(,[ ]*(VALUE)STOP)+\))$
+/// ```
+pub static RE_COLOUR: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    Regex::new(r"^(?:[a-z ]+|var\(--[a-z\d-]+\)|rgba?\([\d, ]+\)|#[a-f0-9]+|(repeating-)?(linear|conic|radial)-gradient\(([a-z ]+|var\(--[a-z\d-]+\)|rgba?\([\d, ]+\)|#[a-f0-9]+|\d+deg)([ ]+(\d{1,3}%|0))?(,[ ]*([a-z ]+|var\(--[a-z\d-]+\)|rgba?\([\d, ]+\)|#[a-f0-9]+)([ ]+(\d{1,3}%|0))?)+\))$").unwrap()
+});