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Asked: 2026-06-17T16:13:16+00:00

Here’s my code. It creates a white button that turns purple on being pressed.

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Here’s my code. It creates a white button that turns purple on being pressed. What I want is a purple button.

    if (!backButton) {
    backButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
    [backButton setTitle:@"Back" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    backButton.titleLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"Helvetica Neue" size:17];
    CGSize size = [aboutButton.titleLabel.text sizeWithFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Helvetica Neue" size:23]];
    backButton.frame = CGRectMake(screenWidth/2 - size.width/2, screenHeight-size.height*4, size.width, size.height);
    backButton.tintColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:123/255.0 green:47/255.0 blue:85/255.0 alpha:1]; //This is the color I want the button to be in its normal state.
    [backButton addTarget:self action:NSSelectorFromString(@"displaySettingsScreen") forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
}
[self.view addSubview:backButton];

What am I missing?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Sadly, the tintColor property doesn’t work for RoundedRect button types.

    See here:
    Why is my UIButton.tintColor not working?

    To get around this, I use a single-segment UISementedControl, in place of the UIButton I wanted colored.

    This answer here describes the technique:
    https://stackoverflow.com/a/4971371/785411

    Another alternative would be to use a purple image for the button – though that would require a bit more work.

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