How can I set the color of a selected row in DataGrid

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The default background color of a selected row in DataGrid is so dark that I can't read it. Is there anyway of overriding it?

Tried this 

<dg:DataGrid.RowStyle>
    <Style TargetType="{x:Type dg:DataGridRow}">
        <Style.Triggers>
            <Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True" >
                <Setter Property="Background" Value="Gainsboro" />
            </Trigger>
        </Style.Triggers>
    </Style>
</dg:DataGrid.RowStyle>

But still nothing...

datagrid xaml wpf c#
8 Answers

Got it. Add the following within the DataGrid.Resources section:

  <DataGrid.Resources>
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type dg:DataGridCell}">
        <Style.Triggers>
            <Trigger Property="dg:DataGridCell.IsSelected" Value="True">
                <Setter Property="Background" Value="#CCDAFF" />
            </Trigger>
        </Style.Triggers>
    </Style>
</DataGrid.Resources>
user_4608450

As an extention to @Seb Kade's answer, you can fully control the colours of the selected and unselected rows using the following Style:

<Style TargetType="{x:Type DataGridRow}">
    <Style.Resources>
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}" Color="Transparent" />
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}" Color="Transparent" />
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}" Color="Black" />
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}" Color="Black" />
    </Style.Resources>
</Style>

You can of course enter whichever colours you prefer. This Style will also work for other collection items such as ListBoxItems (if you replace TargetType="{x:Type DataGridRow}" with TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}" for instance).

user_2492810

I spent the better part of a day fiddling with this problem. Turned out the RowBackground Property on the DataGrid - which I had set - was overriding all attempts to change it in . As soon as I deleted it, everything worked. (Same goes for Foreground set in DataGridTextColumn, by the way).

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