JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by SnakeEyes
HTML
<select id="ddl">
<option style="background:#0f0">a</option>
<option style="background:#f00">b</option>
<option>c</option>
</select>
JavaScript
$(function(){
$("#ddl").on("change", function(){
$("#ddl").css("background", $("#ddl option:selected").attr("style").replace("background:",""));
alert($("#ddl option:selected").attr("style").replace("background:",""));
});
});