List of monochrome and RGB color formats

<p>This list of monochrome and RGB palettes includes generic repertoires of colors (<a href="/facts/Palette_(computing)/xwFo1VUI">color palettes</a>) to produce <a href="/facts/Black-and-white/CXPjISFh">black-and-white</a> and <a href="/facts/RGB/3Be0zwCj">RGB</a> color pictures by a computer's display <a href="/facts/Computer_hardware/8jSjsCNv">hardware</a>. RGB is the most common method to produce colors for displays; so these complete RGB color repertoires have every possible combination of R-G-B triplets within any given maximum number of levels per component.
</p><p>Each palette is represented by a series of color patches. When the number of colors is low, a 1-pixel-size version of the palette appears below it, for easily comparing relative palette sizes. Huge palettes are given directly in one-color-per-pixel color patches.
</p><p>For each unique palette, an image color test chart and sample image (<a href="/facts/24-bit_color/0X7zI9BP">truecolor</a> original follows) rendered with that palette (without <a href="/facts/Floyd%25E2%2580%2593Steinberg_dithering/Thqb39o1">dithering</a>) are given. The test chart shows the full 256 levels of the red, green, and blue (RGB) primary colors and cyan, magenta, and yellow complementary colors, along with a full 256-level grayscale. Gradients of RGB intermediate colors (orange, lime green, sea green, sky blue, violet, and fuchsia), and a full <a href="/facts/Hue/9qufc1ap">hue</a> spectrum are also present. Color charts are not <a href="/facts/Gamma_correction/cApBLTYj">gamma</a> corrected.
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<p>These elements illustrate the <a href="/facts/Color_depth/0X7zI9BP">color depth</a> and distribution of the colors of any given palette, and the sample image indicates how the color selection of such palettes could represent real-life images. These images are not necessarily representative of how the image would be displayed on the original graphics hardware, as the hardware may have additional limitations regarding the maximum display <a href="/facts/Display_resolution/8LQTWvl3">resolution</a>, <a href="/facts/Pixel_aspect_ratio/p8j8vWIa">pixel aspect ratio</a> and color placement.
</p><p>Implementation of these formats is specific to each machine. Therefore, the number of colors that can be simultaneously displayed in a given text or graphic mode might be different. Also, the actual displayed colors are subject to the output format used - <a href="/facts/PAL/t8TugcxK">PAL</a> or <a href="/facts/NTSC/HYWIvxCR">NTSC</a>, <a href="/facts/Composite_video/FIsE6mBz">composite</a> or <a href="/facts/Component_video/UEXxJ2gy">component video</a>, etc. - and might be slightly different.
For simulated images and specific hardware and alternate methods to produce colors other than RGB (ex: composite), see the <a href="/facts/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_graphics/1LYMHqPT">List of 8-bit computer hardware palettes</a>, the <a href="/facts/List_of_16-bit_computer_color_palettes/ctapQFRl">List of 16-bit computer hardware palettes</a> and the <a href="/facts/List_of_video_game_console_palettes/7AYKnCCp">List of video game console palettes</a>.
For various software arrangements and sorts of colors, including other possible full RGB arrangements within 8-bit <a href="/facts/Color_depth/0X7zI9BP">color depth</a> displays, see the <a href="/facts/List_of_software_palettes/6b2jh7vv">List of software palettes</a>.
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List of monochrome and RGB color formats