Add background color on widget (Blink Effect)

[mostone]

Hello guys mr or ms

I want to ask 

How to add Background color on widget (Blink Effect)
more details you can see this picture

source:
http://www.duelingcity.net/

before i find this code, and work . but not with the background color, and blink effect,
 

<a href="http://astajim.indonesianforum.net/portal"><div style=" text-align:justify;"><div style="float:left; width:80px; text-align:center;"><div style="padding-top:20%;"><img src="http://i41.servimg.com/u/f41/17/61/95/60/news10.png"></div>
</div><div style=" float:left; width:200px;  margin:auto;">
<br>
<span class="gensmall">text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here text here<br><br></span>

</div>

</div></a>

result in my widget:

my forum:
http://astajim.indonesianforum.net/portal

and I tried to add this code for BG color, but failed. i put in my css code

.column table:nth-of-type(1) tbody tr:nth-of-type(2) td {
  background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #0E1A24;
}

.forumline .row1, .forumline .row2, .forumline .row3, .forumline .row3Right {
  padding: 2px 3px;
}

please help me how to add BG color and blink effect??
maybe with other css/html or javascript?
please help me

thanks before 

Edited May 16, 2013 by mostone

[Adam]

What is the "blink effect" exactly?

[mostone]

thats hover effect

 

blink= hover,

[Adam]

You can use the :hover psuedo class:

 

http://jsfiddle.net/8QwNX/

 

Really old browsers like IE6 won't support :hover on elements other than anchors (<a>), but that's acceptable for most.

[mostone]

You can use the :hover psuedo class:

 

http://jsfiddle.net/8QwNX/

 

Really old browsers like IE6 won't support :hover on elements other than anchors (<a>), but that's acceptable for most.

 

doesn't work sir

i try with this code

http://jsfiddle.net/8QwNX/12/

 

whats wrong??