CSS for no ul hyper links but change color and background on hover

Hey there. I think I succeeded in getting rid of all underlines on my hyperlinks with some additional CSS. Now I'd like to change the following: 1. the text color of hyperlinks (so people know they're linked). 2. and then, on hover, I'd like to change the background color to something contrasting. Is there Verity Pro-friendly CSS for this? I feel less than confident going further than the "no underline" CSS I just added--that was my good luck it worked...!