// Here are two different ways
document.getElementById("myH1").style.color = "red";
element.style.backgroundColor = "red"; // set the background color of an element to red
var elem = document.querySelector('#some-element');
// Set color to purple
elem.style.color = 'purple';
// Set the background color to a light gray
elem.style.backgroundColor = '#e5e5e5';
// Set the height to 150px
elem.style.height = '150px';