# Change virtual reality view background color
**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-virtual-reality-view-background-color/4418
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** virtual-reality
**Created:** [October 16, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-virtual-reality-view-background-color/4418 "2018-10-16T21:14:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@M\_pavi](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/M_pavi)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-virtual-reality-view-background-color/4418/1 "2018-10-16T21:14:25Z")
Hi
I want to change the background color in VR view. I can change the color in the 3D view using your example code but when I change color in 3D view it does not show in VR view. I am using HTC VIVE
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### Author:  [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-virtual-reality-view-background-color/4418/2 "2018-10-16T21:37:27Z")
See code snippet for changing VR background color here: [https://github.com/KitwareMedical/SlicerVirtualReality/blob/master/DeveloperGuide.md](https://github.com/KitwareMedical/SlicerVirtualReality/blob/master/DeveloperGuide.md)
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### Author:  [@M\_pavi](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/M_pavi)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-virtual-reality-view-background-color/4418/4 "2018-10-16T22:45:24Z")
Thank you I did 😄