Set action and status colour

status.java

/**
 * Sets the colour of the actionbar
 * @param colourRes
 */
private void setActionColour(@ColorRes int colourRes, @ColorRes int colourResDark)
{
  try
  {
    ((AppCompatActivity)getActivity()).getSupportActionBar().setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(getResources().getColor(colourRes)));
    ((AppCompatActivity)getActivity()).getSupportActionBar().setElevation(TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, 4f, getResources().getDisplayMetrics()));

    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
    {
      Window window = getActivity().getWindow();
      window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DRAWS_SYSTEM_BAR_BACKGROUNDS);
      window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_STATUS);
      window.setStatusBarColor(getResources().getColor(colourResDark));
    }
  }
  catch (Exception e)
  {
    e.printStackTrace();
  }
}