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The color depth of color representations differs in its resolution. Depending on the color resolution, a distinction is made between color representation with a high number of colors, high color, direct color, true color, and deep color, color representation with the highest color depth.

Color depth of the different color representations

Color depth of the different color representations

The color mode True Color (TrueColor) offers a detailed true color representation with a resolution of 8 bits per primary color (R,G,B), i.e. 24 bit color depth. This corresponds to 16,777,216 color nuances. This color resolution is above the human resolution of 19 bits, but is perceived by the human eye as a natural resolution. True Color is supported by most graphics cards.

True Color display with 24 bit color depth

True Color display with 24 bit color depth

Deep Color is another color mode that has a much higher color resolution than True Color with 30, 36 and 48 bits.

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Englisch: true color
Updated at: 13.03.2009
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Links: color depth, resolution, direct color, deep color, color mode
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