SVG fill color transparency / alpha?

Question

Is it possible to set a transparency or alpha level on SVG fill colours?

I\'ve tried adding two values to the fill tag (changing it from fill=\"#044B94\"

Answer 1

As a not yet fully standardized solution (though in alignment with the color syntax in CSS3) you can use e.g fill="rgba(124,240,10,0.5)". Works fine in Firefox, Opera, Chrome.

Here's an example.