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8-bit color         
  • 8-bit color, with three bits of red, three bits of green, and two bits of blue.
METHOD OF STORING IMAGE INFORMATION IN A COMPUTER'S MEMORY OR IN AN IMAGE FILE, SO THAT EACH PIXEL IS REPRESENTED BY ONE 8-BIT BYTE
Eight-bit color; 256 colors; 8bit colour; 8-bit colour; 8 bit colour; 256 color; 256 colour; 8 bit color; 256 colours; 256-color
8-bit color graphics are a method of storing image information in a computer's memory or in an image file, so that each pixel is represented by 8 bits (1 byte). The maximum number of colors that can be displayed at any one time is 256 or 28.
colour depth         
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  • All 16,777,216 colors (downscaled, click image for full resolution)
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RANGE OF COLORS IN A DISPLAY
Colour depth; Bits per pixel; 32-bit color; 16 million colors; 24-bit color; Pixel depth; 24 bit colour; 64-bit color; 64bit color; 64 bit color; 40 bit color; 40bit color; 40-bit color; 48-bit color; 56-bit color; 12-bit color; 6-bit color; 4-bit color; 2-bit color; 2bit color; 2bit colour; 2-bit colour; 2 bit color; 2 bit colour; 4 bit color; 4 bit colour; 6bit color; 4bit colour; 6 bit color; 4-bit colour; 12 bit color; 6-bit colour; 12bit color; 6 bit colour; 6bit colour; 48 bit color; 12bit colour; 48bit color; 12 bit colour; 56bit color; 12-bit colour; 56 bit color; 40bit colour; 40 bit colour; 40-bit colour; 48-bit colour; 48 bit colour; 48bit colour; 56bit colour; 64bit colour; 56 bit colour; 64 bit colour; 56-bit colour; 64-bit colour; 24 bit color; 24bit color; 24bit colour; 24-bit colour; 32-bit colour; 32bit colour; 32 bit colour; 32 bit color; 32bit color; Color bits; Deep color; Millions of colors; Image depth; Deep Colour; Bits Per Pixel; Colour Depth; Deep colour; DeepColor; DeepColour; Real color; Deep Color; Pixel bit-depth; Pixel bit depth; Bits per color; Bits per sample; Bits per channel; Bits per pixel component; Bits per component; Bits-per-pixel; Bits-per-pixel component; Bits-per-component; Bits per color channel; Bits-per-color channel; Bits-per-channel; Direct color; 16 colors; Radiometric resolution; 16 colours
Color depth         
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  • All 16,777,216 colors (downscaled, click image for full resolution)
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RANGE OF COLORS IN A DISPLAY
Colour depth; Bits per pixel; 32-bit color; 16 million colors; 24-bit color; Pixel depth; 24 bit colour; 64-bit color; 64bit color; 64 bit color; 40 bit color; 40bit color; 40-bit color; 48-bit color; 56-bit color; 12-bit color; 6-bit color; 4-bit color; 2-bit color; 2bit color; 2bit colour; 2-bit colour; 2 bit color; 2 bit colour; 4 bit color; 4 bit colour; 6bit color; 4bit colour; 6 bit color; 4-bit colour; 12 bit color; 6-bit colour; 12bit color; 6 bit colour; 6bit colour; 48 bit color; 12bit colour; 48bit color; 12 bit colour; 56bit color; 12-bit colour; 56 bit color; 40bit colour; 40 bit colour; 40-bit colour; 48-bit colour; 48 bit colour; 48bit colour; 56bit colour; 64bit colour; 56 bit colour; 64 bit colour; 56-bit colour; 64-bit colour; 24 bit color; 24bit color; 24bit colour; 24-bit colour; 32-bit colour; 32bit colour; 32 bit colour; 32 bit color; 32bit color; Color bits; Deep color; Millions of colors; Image depth; Deep Colour; Bits Per Pixel; Colour Depth; Deep colour; DeepColor; DeepColour; Real color; Deep Color; Pixel bit-depth; Pixel bit depth; Bits per color; Bits per sample; Bits per channel; Bits per pixel component; Bits per component; Bits-per-pixel; Bits-per-pixel component; Bits-per-component; Bits per color channel; Bits-per-color channel; Bits-per-channel; Direct color; 16 colors; Radiometric resolution; 16 colours
Color depth or colour depth (see spelling differences), also known as bit depth, is either the number of bits used to indicate the color of a single pixel, or the number of bits used for each color component of a single pixel. When referring to a pixel, the concept can be defined as bits per pixel (bpp).