Overview
In this tutorial, we show you how to set text color with CSS for Label in JavaFX.
Option 1 - Change color of label text
If you are using
JavaFX Scene Builder 2.0, go to the Style of the Label in the Properties section of the Inspector panel.
Set
-fx-text-fill : #8B008B
Option 2 - Change color of label text
Using
javafx.scene.control.Label.setStyle
package com.jackrutorial;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
public class ExampleController implements Initializable {
@FXML
private Label txtLabel;
/**
* Initializes the controller class.
*/
@Override
public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle rb) {
txtLabel.setStyle("-fx-text-fill: #8B008B;");
}
}
Option 3 - Change color of label text
Using
javafx.scene.control.Label.setTextFill
package com.jackrutorial;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
public class ExampleController implements Initializable {
@FXML
private Label txtLabel;
/**
* Initializes the controller class.
*/
@Override
public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle rb) {
txtLabel.setTextFill(Color.web("#8B008B"));
}
}
Option 4 - Change color of label text
Edit
Example.fxml file. Add
style="-fx-text-fill: #8B008B;" to tag Label
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.image.*?>
<?import java.lang.*?>
<?import java.util.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<AnchorPane id="AnchorPane" fx:id="main" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="com.jackrutorial.ExampleController">
<children>
<Label fx:id="txtLabel" layoutX="109.0" layoutY="139.0" prefHeight="86.0" prefWidth="348.0" style="-fx-text-fill: #8B008B;" text="Hello, Everybody! This is jackrutorial.com" />
</children>
</AnchorPane>
