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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 or 2 8. Color quantization. 8-bit color, with three bits of red, three bits of green, and two bits of blue. ...