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How to Change Color in Power BI

Updated on:
May 12, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to customize visual colors in your Power BI reports.

Quick summary

Changing colors in Power BI lets you align your visuals with your brand theme by customizing individual categories through the Format pane. You can update column header colors, font colors, and background colors in just a few clicks using Power BI's built-in formatting options.


Steps

  1. Select your visual and open the Visualizations pane.
  2. Navigate to the Format pane.
  3. Select the Visual section within the Format pane.
  4. Select Column headers to access header formatting options.
  5. Pick a new color for each category you want to change.
  6. Customize each category to make your visual stand out and match your theme.
  7. Go to Apply settings to and enable changes for font colors and background.
  8. Your Power BI colors have been successfully changed.

📌 Why this matters

Customizing colors in Power BI is essential for creating reports that align with your brand identity and improve data readability. By using the Format pane to adjust visual colors, column headers, font colors, and backgrounds, analysts can make dashboards more intuitive and visually consistent. Branded, well-formatted Power BI visuals help stakeholders interpret data faster and increase confidence in the insights being presented. Mastering color customization in Power BI is a foundational skill for any analyst or report designer working with Microsoft's business intelligence platform.
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