METHOD FOR CHANGING A COLOR IMAGE OF BACKLIGHT IN KEYPAD OF MOBILE PHONE, AND TERMINAL THEREOF

A method for changing the color of keypad backlights and a terminal for the same are provided to enable a user to adjust the backlight color of each key button according to his taste and to display inputted characters with the colors of associated key buttons. If the user of a mobile terminal selects a backlight color change menu(S302), a control part displays a keypad image through a display part(S304). If the user selects a desired key button to change its backlight color while watching the keypad image, the control part makes the backlights of the key buttons emit light with their respective colors(S306,S308). If the user inputs a specific key button in order to select a desired color to be applied to the selected key button(S310), the control part executes a control operation so that the backlight of the selected key button can emit light with the selected color(S312).