Fuzebox color ?

[beta260gtx]

Hi , i try to understand how 3bit of red , 3bit of green and 2bit of blue can = 256color!

if i try calculate it,

in binary , 111*111*11 =147
in dec. 7*7*3 = 147

where im wrong ?

because we can read on some webpage 256 simultaneous colors

tanks for your help

[mwr]

111*111*11 in decimal is 7*7*3. What you want is 8*8*4=256.

This Wikipedia page should explain 8-bit color in general.

[uze6666]

3 bits is (2^3) and gives 8 possible colors, so (2^3)*(2^3)*(2^2) = 8*8*4 = 256.

-Uze

[beta260gtx]

ok yes i understand,

Tanks for your answer