JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div><a href="http://www.w3schools.com">w3schools.com</a></div>
<a href="http://www.wikipedia.org">wikipedia.org</a>

<p><b>Note:</b> The :active selector styles the active link.</p>

CSS

a:active {
    background-color: yellow;
}
div{
background-color: red;
}

JavaScript

$('a').mousedown(function() {
    $(this).parent("div").css("background-color","yellow");
}).mouseup(function() {
    $(this).parent("div").css("background-color","red");
});