secondarytilevisualelements_backgroundcolor.md

-api-id	-api-type	-api-device-family-note
P:Windows.UI.StartScreen.SecondaryTileVisualElements.BackgroundColor	winrt property	xbox

Windows.UI.StartScreen.SecondaryTileVisualElements.BackgroundColor

-description

Gets or sets the secondary tile's background color.

-property-value

The background color. Specify in #ffffff format.

For Windows Phone 8.x app, set this value to "transparent" to use the system's accent color, which is chosen by the user in Settings.

-remarks

If this property is not set, its value is inherited from the background color of the parent app's tile.

-examples

The following lines show different ways to express the color through this property.

secondaryTileVisualElements.BackgroundColor = Windows.UI.Color.Magenta;
secondaryTileVisualElements.BackgroundColor = Windows.UI.Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255, 255);

secondaryTileVisualElements.BackgroundColor(Windows::UI::Colors::Magenta());
secondaryTileVisualElements.BackgroundColor(Windows::UI::ColorHelper::FromArgb(0, 255, 255, 120));

secondaryTileVisualElements->BackgroundColor = Windows::UI::Colors::Magenta;
secondaryTileVisualElements->BackgroundColor = Windows::UI::ColorHelper::FromArgb(0, 255, 255, 120);

-see-also

Secondary tiles sample