JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.1.min.js"></script>
<a href="javascript:void(0)">I'm gonna be pink !</a>
<button>Click me to change link color !</button>
CSS
a { color: red; }
//a:hover { color: pink; }
a.hover { color: pink; }
JavaScript
$("button").click(function(){
$("a").toggleClass('hover');
});