series.legendItem.area.backgroundString

The background color of the legend item. Accepts a valid CSS color string, including HEX and RGB. Defaults to the series color.

Example

<div id="stock-chart"></div>
<script>
$("#stock-chart").kendoStockChart({
    dataSource: {
        data: [
            { date: new Date(2000, 1, 1), open: 10, high: 15, low: 8, close: 12 },
            { date: new Date(2000, 1, 2), open: 12, high: 18, low: 10, close: 16 }
        ]
    },
    dateField: "date",
    series: [{
        type: "area",
        field: "close",
        legendItem: {
            area: {
                background: "lightblue"
            }
        }
    }]
});
</script>