material design theme

styles.xml

<resources>
	<!-- inherit from the AppCompat theme -->
	<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppTheme">

		<!-- your app branding color for the app bar -->
		<item name="colorPrimary">@color/primary</item>

		<!-- darker variant for the status bar and contextual app bars -->
	  	<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark</item>

	  	<!-- theme UI controls like checkboxes and text fields -->
	  	<item name="colorAccent">@color/accent</item>

	  	<!-- change the normal state of unchecked checkboxes, etc -->
	  	<item name="colorControlNormal">@color/colorControlNormal</item>

	  	<!-- overrides colorAccent on activated/checked UI controls -->
	  	<item name="colorControlActivated">@color/colorControlActivated</item>

	  	<!-- controls the ripple coloring -->
	  	<item name="colorControlHighlight">@color/colorControlHighlight</item>


	</style>
</resources>