Bits per pixel to colors
Type a value in bpp to get it in colors instantly.
1,073,741,824colors
That's about the same as 10-bit HDR video.
Convert the other way: colors to bpp
What it means
How many colors is that?
RGB without alpha. Bits per channel × 3 = bits per pixel; colors = 2^(bits per pixel).
The math
How to convert bpp to colors
colors = 2^(bits per pixel); bits per pixel = 3 × bits per channel.
Example: 30 bpp = 1,073,741,824 colors.
Every unit
That depth in every form
Tables
bpp to colors conversion table
| bpp | colors |
|---|---|
| 3 bpp | 8 colors |
| 6 bpp | 64 colors |
| 12 bpp | 4,096 colors |
| 15 bpp | 32,768 colors |
| 18 bpp | 262,144 colors |
| 24 bpp | 16,777,216 colors |
| 30 bpp | 1,073,741,824 colors |
| 36 bpp | 68,719,476,736 colors |
| 42 bpp | 4,398,046,511,104 colors |
| 48 bpp | 281,474,976,710,656 colors |
colors to bpp conversion table
| colors | bpp |
|---|---|
| 8 colors | 3 bpp |
| 64 colors | 6 bpp |
| 4,096 colors | 12 bpp |
| 32,768 colors | 15 bpp |
| 262,144 colors | 18 bpp |
| 16,777,216 colors | 24 bpp |
| 1,073,741,824 colors | 30 bpp |
| 68,719,476,736 colors | 36 bpp |
| 4,398,046,511,104 colors | 42 bpp |
| 281,474,976,710,656 colors | 48 bpp |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many colors is 1 bpp?
- 1 bpp is 2 colors.
- How many colors is 10 bpp?
- 10 bpp is 1,024 colors.
- How many colors is 30 bpp?
- 30 bpp is 1,073,741,824 colors.
The units
About these units
Bits per pixel (bpp)
Bits for all three channels.
Colors (colors)
How many distinct colors.
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