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Colour Organisation
256 Colour Bitmap Organisation
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256 colour byte is organised as 3 bits for
Red
(
D2, D1, D0
), 3
bits for
Green
(
D5, D4, D3
) and 2 bits for
Blue
(
D7, D6
). This will give a combination of
8x8x4 = 256 colours. Each colour is not limited to 4/8 shades. For example a lighter shade
of Red can be obtained by adding a little bit of the Green and a little bit of the Blue. Full Red
and full Green will result in Yellow. Some experimentation will be needed to obtain the
desired colour.
D7 D6
D5 D4 D3
D2 D1 D0
BLUE2
BLUE1
GREEN2 GREEN1
GREEN0
RED2
RED1
RED0
Example:
To Obtain the Colour Yellow
Example:
To Obtain the Colour Magenta
Example:
To Obtain the Colour White
D7 D6
D5 D4 D3
D2 D1 D0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
D7 D6
D5 D4 D3
D2 D1 D0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
D7 D6 D5
D4 D3 D2
D1 D0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1