How To Change Logitech Keyboard Color

To change Logitech keyboard color, you need to use either Logitech G HUB for gaming keyboards with LIGHTSYNC RGB or Logi Options+ for productivity models like the MX Keys, depending on your specific model.

Which software do you need to change Logitech keyboard color?

Logitech divides its keyboard lineup into two main categories, each requiring different software. Gaming keyboards such as the G915, G513, and PRO X use Logitech G HUB software to control LIGHTSYNC RGB lighting, offering full per-key customization and effects. Productivity keyboards like the MX Keys, MX Mechanical, and Craft use Logi Options+ for backlighting adjustments, which focus on brightness and duration rather than RGB color effects. If you own a keyboard that does not have backlighting built in, no software can add this feature.

How to change keyboard color with Logitech G HUB

For gaming keyboards with LIGHTSYNC RGB, follow these steps to customize colors and effects:

1. Download and install Logitech G HUB from the official Logitech website. Ensure your keyboard is connected via USB cable.
2. Launch G HUB and select your keyboard from the list of connected devices.
3. Navigate to the LIGHTSYNC tab, usually found in the top left sidebar or as a tab on the device configuration page.
4. Choose from preset effects such as Fixed Color, Breathing, Color Wave, Color Cycle, or Ripple. You can also select reactive modes like an audio visualizer that syncs lighting to PC audio or a screen sampler tool that matches RGB to on-screen pixels.
5. To customize individual key colors, select Freestyle mode. This allows you to assign any of approximately 16.8 million colors to each key independently.
6. Adjust brightness and effect speed using the available sliders. Changes apply in real time.

How to change keyboard backlighting with Logi Options+

For productivity keyboards like MX Keys and MX Mechanical, use Logi Options+ to control backlighting:

1. Download or ensure you have the latest version of the Logi Options+ app.
2. Open the app and click on your keyboard in the device list.
3. Navigate to Backlighting from the left-hand menu.
4. Toggle the Backlighting switch at the top to the on position.
5. Adjust duration and brightness using the available controls. You can also turn Battery Saving Mode on or off.
6. Click Select Effect to experiment with different backlighting options, though note that these keyboards offer limited color choices compared to RGB gaming models.

How to change lighting without software using onboard controls

Some Logitech gaming keyboards, including the G915 and PRO X, allow you to cycle through onboard lighting effects directly from the keyboard without opening any software. To use these controls:

1. Press and hold the Brightness button (or Lighting button on PRO X) while pressing a number key to select an effect.
2. Refer to the following combinations for the G915: Brightness + 1 (Colorwave left to right), Brightness + 2 (Colorwave right to left), Brightness + 3 (Colorwave center out), Brightness + 4 (Colorwave bottom up), Brightness + 5 (Color cycle), Brightness + 6 (Ripple), Brightness + 7 (Breathing), Brightness + 0 (Cyan blue).
3. For the PRO X, combinations differ: Brightness + 1 (Colorwave left to right), Brightness + 2 (Colorwave right to left), Brightness + 3 (Colorwave center out), Brightness + 4 (Breathing), Brightness + 5 (Ripple), Brightness + 6 (Color Cycle), Brightness + 7 (Cyan blue), Brightness + 0 (Cycle solid colors).
4. Use Brightness + - to decrease effect speed, and Brightness + + to increase effect speed.
5. Many Logitech keyboards also have a dedicated backlight key on the F row, marked with an illuminated keyboard icon. Pressing this key multiple times toggles through brightness levels or turns backlighting on and off. For models like the G512 or G513, hold the Fn key while pressing this key.

If you want to know how to change color of AULA gaming keyboard, note that AULA keyboards use their own proprietary software, not Logitech applications, so the methods here apply only to Logitech models.

How to sync lighting with Windows Dynamic Lighting

Logitech G HUB supports Microsoft's Dynamic Lighting feature for Windows 11, allowing you to synchronize RGB lighting across compatible devices from a single system setting. To enable this:

1. Open G HUB and locate the Dynamic Lighting icon on the homepage or within the LIGHTSYNC configuration page.
2. Enable Windows control globally or for specific Logitech G devices. G HUB will manage any devices not set to Windows control.
3. Once enabled, adjust lighting effects and colors directly from Windows 11 Settings under Personalization > Dynamic Lighting, simplifying RGB synchronization across your setup.

Creating and managing lighting profiles

G HUB allows you to save custom lighting setups as profiles for different games or applications. To create and manage profiles:

1. In G HUB, go to the Profiles section and click New Profile. Give it a descriptive name such as "Gaming" or "Work."
2. Customize the lighting for that profile using the LIGHTSYNC tab, including effects, colors, and per-key assignments.
3. Switch between profiles manually using the dropdown menu in G HUB, or link profiles to specific applications so the software automatically switches when you launch a game or program.
4. Save your changes. You can create as many profiles as needed and switch between them instantly without reconfiguring lighting each time.