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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{177.70511pt}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}

\usepackage[table]{xcolor}

\begin{document}
\rowcolors{1}{}{blue!30}
\begin{tabular}{|ccc|}\hline
  \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{table 1}\\\hline
  A & BBB & C\\\hline  A & B & C\\\hline
\end{tabular}  \par\bigskip
\rowcolors*[\hline]{1}{}{blue!30}
\begin{tabular}{|ccc|}
  \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{table 2}\\ \hiderowcolors
  A & BBB & C\\ A & B & C\\
\end{tabular}
\end{document}