css menu hover text colour - html

Question

i have this CSS:
.nav > li:hover {
background: #4D2177;
color:#FFFFFF;
text-decoration:none;
}
.active {
background: #4D2177;
color:#FFFFFF;
text-decoration:none;
}
nav, ul, li, a {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
a {
text-decoration: none;
}
.container {
width: 100%;
margin: 10px auto;
}
.toggleMenu {
display: none;
padding: 10px 15px;
color: #4D2177;
width:100%;
text-align:center;
}
.nav {
list-style: none;
*zoom: 1;
text-align: right;
}
.nav:before,.nav:after {
content: " ";
display: table;
}
.nav:after {
clear: both;
}
.nav ul {
list-style: none;
width: 12em;
}
.nav a {
padding: 10px 15px;
color:#4D2177;
}
.nav li {
position: relative;
text-align: left;
}
.nav > li {
display: inline-block;
}
.nav > li > .parent {
background-image: url("/images/downArrow.png");
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: right;
}
.nav > li > a {
display: block;
}
.nav li ul {
position: absolute;
left: -9999px;
}
.nav > li.hover > ul {
left: 0;
color:#FFFFFF;
}
.nav li li.hover ul {
left: 100%;
top: 0;
}
.nav li li a {
display: block;
background: #4D2177;
color:#FFFFFF;
position: relative;
z-index:100;
border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
}
.nav li li li a {
background:#f36f25;
color:#ffffff;
z-index:200;
border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
}
#media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
.active {
display: block;
}
.nav {
border-top: none;
}
.nav > li {
display: block;
border-top: 1px solid #ffffff;
}
.nav > li > .parent {
background-position: 95% 50%;
}
.nav li li .parent {
background-image: url("/images/downArrow.png");
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: 95% 50%;
}
.nav ul {
display: block;
width: 100%;
}
.nav > li.hover > ul , .nav li li.hover ul {
position: static;
}
}
and this HTML:
<a class="toggleMenu" href="#">Menu</a>
<ul class="nav">
<li><span>Homepage</span></li>
<li><span>News</span></li>
<li><span>Sections</span>
<ul>
<li><span>Beavers</span></li>
<li><span>Cubs</span></li>
<li><span>Scouts</span></li>
<li><span>Explorers</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>Gallery</span></li>
<li><span>Events</span></li>
<li><span>Contact Us</span></li>
</ul>
for a horizontal menu but the hover colour for the text isn't changing to white (#FFFFFF)
how can i get this working?

Answer 1

You are targetting li but a doesn't inherit the color by default unless you specify to inherit by declaring color: inherit; so use the below selector instead
.nav > li:hover a {
color: #fff;
}
The above selector will target a element on hover of li
Where on the other hand you can also use the selector below
.nav > li a:hover {
color: #fff;
}
This will change the color of a element on :hover of a
If you want to specify the inheritance.. you can do it like
.nav > li a {
color: inherit;
}
And than you can use the selector you were using, and it should work...

Answer 2

.nav > li > a:hover {
background: #4D2177;
color:#FFFFFF;
text-decoration:none;
}
add " > a:hover to the first line of the CSS.
You were overwriting it further down. Here is the fiddle.
http://jsfiddle.net/g6QMB/

Answer 3

Use the :hover selector.
The CSS:
.nav li a:hover {
color:#ffffff;
}
The fiddle.

Answer 4

add this class:
ul.nav li:hover a{
color:#fff;
}
jsFiddle