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# NSTextHighlightColorScheme

Constants that specify the highlight color to use with the text.

```
typedef NSString * NSTextHighlightColorScheme;
```

## Overview

Use an [`NSTextHighlightColorScheme`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextHighlightColorScheme) structure as the value of the [`NSTextHighlightColorSchemeAttributeName`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextHighlightColorSchemeAttributeName) attribute. That attribute specifies which color to use when drawing the highlight on the text. This attribute specifies only the color option. To display the highlight itself, add the [`NSTextHighlightStyleAttributeName`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextHighlightStyleAttributeName) attribute to the text.

## Topics

### Getting the color schemes

[`extern NSTextHighlightColorScheme const NSTextHighlightColorSchemeDefault;`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextHighlightColorSchemeDefault)

The default system highlight color.

[`extern NSTextHighlightColorScheme const NSTextHighlightColorSchemeBlue;`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextHighlightColorSchemeBlue)

A blue highlight color.

[`extern NSTextHighlightColorScheme const NSTextHighlightColorSchemeMint;`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextHighlightColorSchemeMint)

A mint green highlight color.

[`extern NSTextHighlightColorScheme const NSTextHighlightColorSchemeOrange;`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextHighlightColorSchemeOrange)

An orange highlight color.

[`extern NSTextHighlightColorScheme const NSTextHighlightColorSchemePink;`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextHighlightColorSchemePink)

A pink highlight color.

[`extern NSTextHighlightColorScheme const NSTextHighlightColorSchemePurple;`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextHighlightColorSchemePurple)

A purple highlight color.


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