MacBook pro screen blury with a splash of colors starting in the middle

Hi, I am a new Mac user, and I've had my macbook pro for 6 months now. Yesterday, when I started the computer, the graphics were blurry and then there was a splash of colors (rainbow of colors) covering the middle to upper part of the screen. The rest of the screen was blurry and a bit blinking.
I had been moving around with the laptop the whole but I cannot figure out what happened or what I can do to fix this.
Please help. Thanks.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Go to System Preferences>Universal Access and be sure the Zoom is turned off and the Enhance Contrast slider is all the way to the left. Sometimes UA features get turned on accidentally with disconcerting results.
Also, if you can, run the extended version of the Apple Hardware test. You may get a clue in the form of an error code, which could indicate a hardware problem. You should still be under the one year warranty, which should cover whatever is wrong. If UA has not been turned on accidentally, you might have a graphics chip problem or possibly a display problem which Apple would need to fix.
Good luck!

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