Quote by User: Content An association between pixel values colors Each color is represented by a triple of red green blue values that result in a particular color on a particular screen Each window has an associated colormap that determines what color is used to display each pixel Content A colormap consists of a set of entries defining color values The colormap associated with a window is used to display contents of window each pixel value indexes colormap to produce an RGB value that drives guns of a monitor Depending on hardware limitations 1 or more colormaps can be installed at 1 time so that windows associated with those maps display with true colors Content A mapping of pixel values to RGB color values Use by color index windows