How to change the color of active tab in bootstrap

Question

I want to create a search box with tabs on it but the problem is when I presses on the tab the active tab shows no text because I set the color to white. I want that; when i press on the tab the active tab shows text in blue color and all the other tabs show white text on blue background. I used bootstrap for this.

<link href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<ul class="nav nav-tabs" style="margin-left: 20px;" id="myTab" role="tablist" >
  <li class="nav-item" style="background-color:#0080FF; ">
    <a class="nav-link active " id="home-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#home" role="tab" aria-controls="home" aria-selected="true" style="color: white; ">Home</a>
  </li>
  <li class="nav-item" style="background-color:#0080FF; ">
    <a class="nav-link" id="profile-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#profile" role="tab" aria-controls="profile" aria-selected="false" style="color:white ;">Profile</a>
  </li>
  <li class="nav-item" style="background-color:#0080FF; ">
    <a class="nav-link" id="contact-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#contact" role="tab" aria-controls="contact" aria-selected="false" style="color:white ;">Contact</a>
  </li>
</ul>

<div class="tab-content" id="myTabContent" >
  <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="home" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="home-tab" >...</div>
  <div class="tab-pane fade" id="profile" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="profile-tab">...</div>
  <div class="tab-pane fade" id="contact" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="contact-tab">...</div>
</div>

Here is my code:

Answer 1

You should not use inline css while it's not the last resort. I refactor your code & edit the css as below.

It's just a problem with specificity value. You can refer to this https://css-tricks.com/specifics-on-css-specificity/

.nav-tabs .nav-item .nav-link {
  background-color: #0080FF;
  color: #FFF;
}

.nav-tabs .nav-item .nav-link.active {
  color: #0080FF;
}

.tab-content {
  border: 1px solid #dee2e6;
  border-top: transparent;
  padding: 15px;
}

.tab-content .tab-pane {
  background-color: #FFF;
  color: #0080FF;
  min-height: 200px;
  height: auto;
}

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
<link href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

  <div class="col-md-11">
    <ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="myTab" role="tablist">
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link active " id="home-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#home" role="tab" aria-controls="home" aria-selected="true">Home</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" id="profile-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#profile" role="tab" aria-controls="profile" aria-selected="false">Profile</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link" id="contact-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#contact" role="tab" aria-controls="contact" aria-selected="false">Contact</a>
      </li>
    </ul>

    <div class="tab-content" id="myTabContent">
      <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="home" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="home-tab">The standard Lorem Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris
        nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est
        laborum." Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC "Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis
        et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem
        ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam,
        nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"</div>
      <div class="tab-pane fade" id="profile" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="profile-tab">...</div>
      <div class="tab-pane fade" id="contact" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="contact-tab">...</div>
    </div>
  </div>