Using resources to define global styles

      
<Page
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
    <Page.Resources>
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="RedBrush" Color="red"/>
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="BlueBrush" Color="blue"/>
    </Page.Resources>
    <StackPanel>
        <Button Background="{StaticResource RedBrush}" />
        <Ellipse Fill="{StaticResource BlueBrush}" Margin="40" Width="15" Height="25"/>
    </StackPanel>
</Page>

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