What should I do to change this arrow color for example to #22A5D8
I am using photoshop cs5
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Sign up to join this communityAdd a layer style and apply a colour overlay:
The white background of the arrow should be transparent first. If you don't have the copy of the arrow with transparent background do this:
Note: This procedure might make the arrow's outer pixels jagged
BEST METHOD
choose Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation...
or ctrl+u
(PC)
or command+u
(Mac)
Drag the Hue
marker to change the color to your liking then choose ok
EDIT (this method works also but doesn't give a nice result)
Do as @KJP mentioned by adding a color overlay but change the blend mode to "Hue" to keep the white background and not affect the shadow: