Tab control background color in visual Studio 2005

//set the drawmode and subscribe to the DrawItem event
this.tabControl1.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.TabDrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed;

private void tabControl1_DrawItem(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs e)
        {
            Font f;
            Brush backBrush;
            Brush foreBrush;

            if(e.Index == this.tabControl1.SelectedIndex)
            {
                f = new Font(e.Font, FontStyle.Italic | FontStyle.Bold);
                backBrush = new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(e.Bounds, Color.Blue, Color.Red, System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.BackwardDiagonal);
                foreBrush = Brushes.PowderBlue;
            }
            else
            {
                f = e.Font;
                backBrush = new SolidBrush(e.BackColor);
                foreBrush = new SolidBrush(e.ForeColor);
            }

            string tabName = this.tabControl1.TabPages[e.Index].Text;
            StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
            sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(backBrush, e.Bounds);
            Rectangle r = e.Bounds;
            r = new Rectangle(r.X, r.Y + 3, r.Width, r.Height - 3);
            e.Graphics.DrawString(tabName, f, foreBrush, r, sf);

            sf.Dispose();
            if(e.Index == this.tabControl1.SelectedIndex)
            {
                f.Dispose();
                backBrush.Dispose();
            }
            else
            {
                backBrush.Dispose();
                foreBrush.Dispose();
            }
        }