8-bit 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 per pixel or 2⁸.^[1]

^ Fisher, Robert; Perkins, Simon; Ashley, Walker; Wolfart, Erik. "8-bit Color Images". Hypermedia Image Processing Reference. University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

[HIPR_8-bit_Color_Images-1] Fisher, Robert; Perkins, Simon; Ashley, Walker; Wolfart, Erik. "8-bit Color Images". Hypermedia Image Processing Reference. University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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