How to change EditText border color in Android

activity_main.xml

 <RelativeLayout     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"     android:id="@+id/rl"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="match_parent"     android:padding="10dp"     tools:context=".MainActivity"     android:background="#b6ca9f"     >     <EditText         android:id="@+id/et"         android:layout_width="wrap_content"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:hint="Input your country"         android:background="@drawable/edittext_bg"         android:padding="10dp"         /> </RelativeLayout> 

res/drawable/edittext_bg.xml

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">     <item>         <shape android:shape="rectangle">             <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent"/>             <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#a17dff"/>         </shape>     </item> </selector> 

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