title: How do I change the color of each tab?
body: <p>I have a form that has four tabs on it I would like each tab to be a different color. The only thing I have been able to find on the internet is how to change the color of the selected tab and the rest of the tabs stay the original color. I have not found anything to give each tab its own color. The code I currently have is.</p>
  
  <pre><code>Private Sub TabControl1_DrawItem(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs) Handles TabControl1.DrawItem
  
          Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics
          Dim tp As TabPage = TabControl1.TabPages(e.Index)
          Dim br As Brush
          Dim sf As New StringFormat
  
          Dim r As New RectangleF(e.Bounds.X, e.Bounds.Y + 2, e.Bounds.Width, e.Bounds.Height - 2)
  
          sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
  
          Dim strTitle As String = tp.Text
  
          If TabControl1.SelectedIndex = e.Index Then
  
              'this is the background color of the tabpage header
              br = New SolidBrush(Color.LightSteelBlue) ' chnge to your choice
              g.FillRectangle(br, e.Bounds)
  
              'this is the foreground color of the text in the tab header
              br = New SolidBrush(Color.Black) ' change to your choice
              g.DrawString(strTitle, TabControl1.Font, br, r, sf)
  
          Else
  
              'these are the colors for the unselected tab pages 
              br = New SolidBrush(Color.Blue) ' Change this to your preference
              g.FillRectangle(br, e.Bounds)
              br = New SolidBrush(Color.Black)
              g.DrawString(strTitle, TabControl1.Font, br, r, sf)
  
          End If
      End Sub
  </code></pre>