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[[Category:VDU commands]]
 
[[Category:VDU commands]]
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Physical colour numbers are used as the short physical colour in the VDU 19
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command, and used in the COLOUR and GCOL commands on platforms without a
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palette. The colour number is a bitmap of the colour to select. When
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|F/B| B |   |   |   | B | G | R |
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implementing a VDU driver to interface with other platforms this mapping
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must be adhered to.
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  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  +---Red
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===Colour bitmap===
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  |  |  |  |  |  |  +-------Green
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<div class="mw-widebody">
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  |  |  |  |  |  +-----------Blue
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    7  6  5  4  3  2  1  0
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  |  |  +---+---+---------------Extension
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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  |  +---------------------------Border
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  | L | D | E | F | I | B | G | R |
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  +-------------------------------0=Foreground, 1=Background
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  +---Red
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   0 0 x x x b g r - &00+n - foreground colour
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    |  |  |  |  |  |  +-------Green
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   0 1 x x x b g r - &40+n - extension
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    |  |  |  |  |  +-----------Blue
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   1 0 x x x b g r - &80+n - background colour
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    |  |  |  |  +---------------Intense
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   1 1 x x x b g r - &C0+n - border colour
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    |  |  |  +-------------------Flash
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    |  |  +-----------------------Extension
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BBC implements:
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    |  +---------------------------Border
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   l x x x f b g r - foreground colour
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    +-------------------------------0=Foreground, 1=Background
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  This gives:
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   0 0 e f i b g r - &00+n - foreground colour
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   0 1 e f i b g r - &40+n - extension
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   1 0 e f i b g r - &80+n - background colour
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   1 1 e f i b g r - &C0+n - border colour
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  The BBC implements:
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   l x x x f b g r - colour
 
           +-------- flash
 
           +-------- flash
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Spectrum implements:
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  The ZX Spectrum implements:
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   l b x f i b g r - foreground colour
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   l b e f i b g r - colour
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     |   | +-------- bright
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     | | | +-------- bright
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     |   +---------- flash
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     | | +---------- flash
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    | +------------ change only flash/bright
 
     +-------------- border
 
     +-------------- border
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Commodore implements
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  The Commodore implements:
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   l b x f i b g r - foreground colour
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   l b x f i b g r - colour
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     |   | +-------- bright
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     |     +-------- bright
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    |  +---------- flash
 
 
     +-------------- border
 
     +-------------- border
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DOS/Windows implements
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  DOS/Windows implements:
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  l x x x i b g r - foreground colour
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   l x x f i b g r - colour
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          +-------- bright
 
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ANSI Terminal implements
 
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   l x x f i b g r - foreground colour
 
 
         | +-------- bright
 
         | +-------- bright
 
         +---------- flash
 
         +---------- flash
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  ANSI terminal implements:
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   l b e f i b g r - colour
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Details
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     | | | +-------- bright
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     | | +---------- flash
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     | +------------ underline
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Spectrum implements:
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    +-------------- inverse
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   l b x f i b g r - foreground colour
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</div>
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     |   | +-------- bright
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The BBC uses b3=flash, whereas all platforms other than the BBC uses
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     |   +---------- flash
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b4=flash. For visual compatibility, programs could use 0-7 for non-flashing
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     +-------------- border
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colours and 24-31 for flashing colours. On the BBC these will be flashing
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colours, on other platforms these will be bright flashing colours where
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  %00xxxbgr - &00+num - foreground colour
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supported.
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  %01xxxbgr - &40+num - reserved
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  %10xxxbgr - &80+num - background colour
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==Implementation details==
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  %11xxxbgr - &C0+num - border colour
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===Electron/BBC/Master/etc===
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      Bit 0 - Red
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<div class="mw-widebody">
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      Bit 1 - Green
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  0+n &00+n - foreground colour
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      Bit 2 - Blue
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128+n &80+n - background colour
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      Bit 3 - Bright
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      Bit 4 - Flash
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  Fore    Back                      Fore    Back
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      Bit 5 - Change colour only, don't change Flash and Bright
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  ground  ground  Colour          ground  ground   Colour
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      Bit 6 - Change Flash and Bright only, don't change colours
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  0 &00 128 &80 Black             8 &08  136 &88  Flashing Black
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      Bit 7 - 0=Set foreground or flash/bright, 1=Set background or border
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  1 &01  129 &81 Red              9 &09  137 &89  Flashing Red
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  2 &02 130 &82 Green            10 &0A  138 &8A  Flashing Green
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    This results in the colour being set as follows:
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  3 &03 131 &83 Yellow          11 &0B  139 &8B  Flashing Yellow
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  4 &04 132 &84 Blue            12 &0C  140 &8C  Flashing Blue
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      &00+n (0-63)    - text foreground colour
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  5 &05 133 &85 Magenta          13 &0D  141 &8D  Flashing Magenta
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      &40+n (64-127)  - flash and bright without changing colours
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  6 &06 134 &86 Cyan            14 &0E  142 &8E  Flashing Cyan
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      &80+n (128-191) - text background colour
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  7 &07 135 &87 White            15 &0F  143 &8F  Flashing White
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      &C0+n (192-255) - border colour
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</div>
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===ZX Spectrum===
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        Fore    Back
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<div class="mw-widebody">
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      ground  ground   Border    Colour
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  0+n  &00+n %000FIBGR - foreground colour, bright and flash
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      0 &00   128 &80   192 &C0  Black
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  32+n  &20+n  %001xxBGR - foreground colour, without changing flash and bright
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      1 &01  129 &81   193 &C1  Red
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  64+n  &40+n  %010xIxxx - bright without changing current colour
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      2 &02   130 &82   194 &C2  Green
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  96+n  &60+n  %011Fxxxx - flash without changing current colour
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      3 &03   131 &83   195 &C3  Yellow
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128+n  &80+n  %100FIBGR - background colour, bright and flash
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      4 &04   132 &84   196 &C4  Blue
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160+n  &A0+n  %101xxBGR - background colour, without changing flash and bright
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      5 &05   133 &85   197 &C5  Magenta
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  192+n  &C0+n %11xxxBGR - border colour
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      6 &06   134 &86   198 &C6  Cyan
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      7 &07   135 &87   199 &C7  White
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  Fore    Back                              Fore    Back
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  ground ground  Border  Colour          ground ground  Colour
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Spectrum Colour Numbers with BBC BASIC support
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  0 &00  128 &80 192 &C0 Black            16 &10 144 &90 Flashing Black
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   1 &01 129 &81 193 &C1 Red              17 &11 145 &91 Flashing Red
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  2 &02 130 &82 194 &C2 Green            18 &12 146 &92 Flashing Green
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  b0: Red
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  3 &03 131 &83 195 &C3 Yellow          19 &13 147 &93 Flashing Yellow
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b1: Green
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  4 &04 132 &84 196 &C4 Blue            20 &14 148 &94 Flashing Blue
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b2: Blue
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  5 &05  133 &85  197 &C5  Magenta          21 &15  149 &95 Flashing Magenta
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  b3: Intense
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  6 &06 134 &86  198 &C6  Cyan            22 &16  150 &96  Flashing Cyan
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  b4: Flash
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   7 &07  135 &87  199 &C7  White            23 &17  151 &97 Flashing White
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b5: 0=change F/I        1=don't change F/I
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   8 &08  136 &88          Bright Black    24 &18  152 &98  Flashing Bright Black
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  b6: 0=change RGB        1=don't change RGB
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   9 &09  137 &89          Bright Red      25 &19  153 &99 Flashing Bright Red
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  b7: 0=foreground or F/I 1=background or border
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   10 &0A  138 &8A          Bright Green    26 &1A  154 &9A  Flashing Bright Green
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   11 &0B  139 &8B          Bright Yellow    27 &1B  155 &9B  Flashing Bright Yellow
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   12 &0C  140 &8C          Bright Blue      28 &1C  156 &9C  Flashing Bright Blue
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   0 &00 %000FIBGR - foreground colour
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   13 &0D  141 &8D          Bright Magenta  29 &1D  157 &9D  Flashing Bright Magenta
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  32 &20  %001xxBGR - foreground colour, don't change current F and I
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   14 &0E  142 &8E          Bright Cyan      30 &1E  158 &9E  Flashing Bright Cyan
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  64 &40 %010FIxxx - set F and I without changing current colours
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   15 &0F 143 &8F          Bright White    31 &1F  159 &9F  Flashing Bright White
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  96 &60 %011xxxxx - don't change anything!
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  128 &80 %100FIBGR - background colour
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   32 &20  160 &A0          Black, without changing flash/bright
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  160 &A0 %101xxBGR - background colour, don't change current F and I
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   33 &21  161 &A1          Red, without changing flash/bright
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192 &C0 %110xxBGR - border colour (no F or I anyway)
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   34 &22  162 &A2          Green, without changing flash/bright
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  224 &E0 %111xxBGR - border colour, don't change current F and I
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   35 &23  163 &A3          Yellow, without changing flash/bright
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   36 &24  164 &A4          Blue, without changing flash/bright
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   37 &25  165 &A5          Magenta, without changing flash/bright
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  %000IFBGR - foreground colour
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  38 &26  166 &A6          Cyan, without changing flash/bright
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  39 &27 167 &A7          White, without changing flash/bright
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   0 black ink
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  1 red ink
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  64 &40                    Bright off      96 &60          Flash off
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  2 green ink
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  72 &48                    Bright on      112 &70          Flash on
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  3 yellow ink
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</div>
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  4 blue ink
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===Commodore===
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  5 magenta ink
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<div class="mw-widebody">
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  6 cyan ink
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  0+n  &00+n - foreground colour
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  7 white ink
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128+n  &80+n - background colour
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192+n  &C0+n - border colour
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   8 black ink, bright
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   9 red ink, bright
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  Fore    Back                              Fore    Back
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  10 green ink, bright
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  ground  ground  Border   Colour          ground  ground   Border   Colour
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  11 yellow ink, bright
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  0 &00  128 &80  192 &C0  Black            8 &08  136 &88  200 &C8  Dark Grey   
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  12 blue ink, bright
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  1 &01 129 &81 193 &C1  Red/Brown        9 &09  137 &89  201 &C9  Bright Red   
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  13 magenta ink, bright
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  2 &02 130 &82  194 &C2  Green            10 &0A  138 &8A  202 &CA  Bright Green 
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  14 cyan ink, bright
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  3 &03  131 &83  195 &C3  Yellow/Orange    11 &0B  139 &8B  203 &CB  Bright Yellow
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  15 white ink, bright
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  4 &04  132 &84  196 &C4 Blue            12 &0C 140 &8C  204 &CC  Bright Blue 
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  5 &05  133 &85 197 &C5  Magenta/Purple  13 &0D  141 &8D  205 &CD  Bright Magenta
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   16 black ink, flash
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  6 &06  134 &86  198 &C6 Cyan            14 &0E 142 &8E 206 &CE Light Grey   
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   17 red ink, flash
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  7 &07 135 &87 199 &C7 Light Grey      15 &0F 143 &8F 207 &CF White       
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  18 green ink, flash
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</div>
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   19 yellow ink, flash
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===DOS/Windows===
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  20 blue ink, flash
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<div class="mw-widebody">
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   21 magenta ink, flash
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  0+n &00+n - foreground colour
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   22 cyan ink, flash
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  128+n &80+n - background colour
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   23 white ink, flash
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  Fore    Back                      Fore    Back
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   24 black ink, bright, flash
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  ground ground  Colour          ground ground  Colour
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  25 red ink, bright, flash
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  0 &00 128 &80 Black            16 &10 144 &90 Flashing Black
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   26 green ink, bright, flash
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  1 &01 129 &81 Red              17 &11 145 &91 Flashing Red
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   27 yellow ink, bright, flash
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  2 &02 130 &82 Green            18 &12 146 &92 Flashing Green
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   28 blue ink, bright, flash
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  3 &03 131 &83 Yellow          19 &13 147 &93 Flashing Yellow
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   29 magenta ink, bright, flash
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  4 &04 132 &84 Blue            20 &14  148 &94  Flashing Blue
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  30 cyan ink, bright, flash
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  5 &05 133 &85 Magenta          21 &15  149 &95  Flashing Magenta
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   31 white ink, bright, flash
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  6 &06  134 &86  Cyan            22 &16  150 &96  Flashing Cyan
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  7 &07 135 &87 White            23 &17 151 &97 Flashing White
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%001xxBGR - foreground colour, don't change current F and I
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  8 &08 136 &88  Bright Black    24 &18 152 &98 Flashing Bright Black
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  9 &09 137 &89  Bright Red      25 &19  153 &99 Flashing Bright Red
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   32 black ink, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
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  10 &0A 138 &8A  Bright Green    26 &1A  154 &9A  Flashing Bright Green
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   33 red ink, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
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  11 &0B  139 &8B Bright Yellow    27 &1B  155 &9B  Flashing Bright Yellow
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   34 green ink, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
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  12 &0C  140 &8C  Bright Blue      28 &1C  156 &9C  Flashing Bright Blue
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  35 yellow ink, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
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  13 &0D  141 &8D  Bright Magenta  29 &1D  157 &9D Flashing Bright Magenta
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  36 blue ink, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
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  14 &0E 142 &8E Bright Cyan      30 &1E 158 &9E Flashing Bright Cyan
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  37 magenta ink, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
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  15 &0F 143 &8F Bright White    31 &1F 159 &9F  Flashing Bright White
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  38 cyan ink, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
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</div>
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  39 white ink, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
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===ANSI Terminal===
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<div class="mw-widebody">
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  %010FIxxx - set I and F without changing current colours
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  0+n &00+n - foreground colour
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  --------------------------------------------------------
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128+n  &80+n - background colour
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  64 flash off, bright off
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  72 flash off, bright on
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  Fore    Back                      Fore    Back
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  80 flash on, bright off
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  ground  ground  Colour          ground  ground  Colour
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  88 flash on, bright on
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  0 &00  128 &80  Black            16 &10  144 &90  Flashing Black
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  1 &01 129 &81 Red              17 &11  145 &91  Flashing Red
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  %011xxxxx - reserved - don't change current F/I or RGB
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  2 &02  130 &82  Green            18 &12 146 &92 Flashing Green
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   3 &03  131 &83  Yellow          19 &13  147 &93  Flashing Yellow
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  4 &04  132 &84  Blue            20 &14  148 &94  Flashing Blue
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  %100IFBGR - background colour
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  5 &05  133 &85  Magenta          21 &15  149 &95  Flashing Magenta
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  6 &06  134 &86  Cyan            22 &16  150 &96 Flashing Cyan
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  128 black paper
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   7 &07  135 &87  White            23 &17  151 &97  Flashing White
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129 red paper
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   8 &08  136 &88  Bright Black    24 &18  152 &98  Flashing Bright Black
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  130 green paper
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   9 &09 137 &89 Bright Red      25 &19 153 &99 Flashing Bright Red
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  131 yellow paper
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   10 &0A  138 &8A  Bright Green    26 &1A  154 &9A  Flashing Bright Green
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  132 blue paper
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   11 &0B  139 &8B  Bright Yellow    27 &1B  155 &9B  Flashing Bright Yellow
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  133 magenta paper
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   12 &0C  140 &8C  Bright Blue      28 &1C  156 &9C  Flashing Bright Blue
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  134 cyan paper
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   13 &0D  141 &8D  Bright Magenta   29 &1D  157 &9D  Flashing Bright Magenta
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  135 white paper
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   14 &0E  142 &8E  Bright Cyan     30 &1E  158 &9E  Flashing Bright Cyan
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   15 &0F  143 &8F  Bright White    31 &1F  159 &9F  Flashing Bright White
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136 black paper, bright
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137 red paper, bright
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   32+n  &20+n      Underlined text
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  138 green paper, bright
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   64+n  &40+n      Inverse text
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  139 yellow paper, bright
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</div>
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  140 blue paper, bright
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141 magenta paper, bright
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==See also==
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142 cyan paper, bright
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* [http://mdfs.net/Info/Comp/BBC/Display/Colours/Physical.htm Physical colour numbers]
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  143 white paper, bright
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* [http://mdfs.net/Software/BBCBasic/Porting/VDUSpecs BBC BASIC Host VDU Interface Specification]
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  144 black paper, flash
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[[User:Jgharston|Jgharston]] ([[User talk:Jgharston|talk]]) 23:06, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
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  145 red paper, flash
 
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  146 green paper, flash
 
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  147 yellow paper, flash
 
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  148 blue paper, flash
 
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  149 magenta paper, flash
 
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  150 cyan paper, flash
 
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  151 white paper, flash
 
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  152 black paper, bright, flash
 
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  153 red paper, bright, flash
 
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  154 green paper, bright, flash
 
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  155 yellow paper, bright, flash
 
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  156 blue paper, bright, flash
 
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  157 magenta paper, bright, flash
 
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  158 cyan paper, bright, flash
 
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  159 white paper, bright, flash
 
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  %101xxBGR - foreground colour, don't change current F and I
 
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  160 black paper, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
 
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  161 red paper, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
 
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  162 green paper, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
 
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  163 yellow paper, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
 
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  164 blue paper, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
 
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  165 magenta paper, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
 
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  166 cyan paper, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
 
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  167 white paper, bright unchanged, flash unchanged
 
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  %110FIxxx - border colour (but border doesn't have flash or bright)
 
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  192 black border
 
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  193 red border
 
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  194 green border
 
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  195 yellow border
 
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  196 blue border
 
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  197 magenta border
 
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  198 cyan border
 
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  199 white border
 
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%111xxBGR - reserved - border colour, don't change current F and I
 
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  Commodore implements
 
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   l b x f i b g r - foreground colour
 
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    |  | +-------- bright
 
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    |  +---------- flash
 
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    +-------------- border
 
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   %00xxxbgr - &00+num - foreground colour
 
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  %01xxxbgr - &40+num - reserved
 
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   %10xxxbgr - &80+num - background colour
 
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   %11xxxbgr - &C0+num - border colour
 
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  The Commodore 64 has 16 physical colours, so this gives the following
 
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  colours:
 
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      Fore    Back
 
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      ground   ground    Border    Colour
 
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      0 &00  128 &80  192 &C0  Black
 
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      1 &01   129 &81  193 &C1  Red
 
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      2 &02  130 &82   194 &C2  Green
 
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      3 &03  131 &83  195 &C3  Yellow
 
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      4 &04   132 &84  196 &C4   Blue
 
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      5 &05  133 &85  197 &C5  Magenta
 
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      6 &06   134 &86  198 &C6  Cyan
 
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      7 &07  135 &87   199 &C7  White
 
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      8 &08  135 &88  200 &C8   Orange
 
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      9 &09   136 &89   201 &C9  Light Red
 
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      10 &0A  137 &8A  202 &CA  Light Green
 
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      11 &0B  138 &8B  203 &CB  Light Grey
 
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      12 &0C  139 &8C  204 &CC  Light Blue
 
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      13 &0D  140 &8D  205 &CD  Grey
 
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      14 &0E  141 &8E  206 &CE  Dark Grey
 
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      15 &0F  142 &8F  207 &CF  Brown
 
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DOS:
 
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COLOUR 0
 
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COLOUR 128 
 
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Black
 
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COLOUR 1
 
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COLOUR 129
 
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Red
 
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COLOUR 2
 
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COLOUR 130
 
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Green
 
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COLOUR 3
 
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COLOUR 131
 
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Yellow
 
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COLOUR 4
 
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COLOUR 132
 
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Blue
 
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COLOUR 5
 
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COLOUR 133
 
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Magenta
 
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COLOUR 6
 
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COLOUR 134
 
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Cyan
 
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COLOUR 7
 
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COLOUR 135
 
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White
 
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COLOUR 8
 
−
COLOUR 136
 
−
Intensified Black
 
−
COLOUR 9
 
−
COLOUR 137
 
−
Intensified Red
 
−
COLOUR 10
 
−
COLOUR 138
 
−
Intensified Green
 
−
COLOUR 11
 
−
COLOUR 139
 
−
Intensified Yellow
 
−
COLOUR 12
 
−
COLOUR 140
 
−
Intensified Blue
 
−
COLOUR 13
 
−
COLOUR 141
 
−
Intensified Magenta
 
−
COLOUR 14
 
−
COLOUR 142
 
−
Intensified Cyan
 
−
COLOUR 15 
 
−
COLOUR 143
 
−
Intensified White
 
−
 
−
The border is specified by using -1 as the logical colour number.
 
−
 
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The following example sets the border colour to green.
 
−
 
−
    VDU 19,-1,2,0,0,0
 
−
 
−
 
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The alternative mode provides an 'analogue' palette by allowing you to set
 
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the Red, Green and Blue intensities to any value between 0 and 63. The
 
−
format of the VGA 'analogue' colour palette command is shown below.
 
−
 
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    VDU 19,logical,-1,red,green,blue
 
−
 
−
 
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If bit 7 of the logical colour number is set (values 128 to 143), then the
 
−
enhanced palette is used and the physical colour is taken to be the IBM
 
−
colour value.
 
−
 
−
For example, the following command will set logical colour 1 to green.
 
−
 
−
    VDU 19,129,2,0,0,0
 
−
 
−
The text enhanced palette is the same as the graphics enhanced palette.
 
−
 
−
6-bit RGB colours
 
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In the 6-bit RGB mode you set the physical colour by specifying the values
 
−
of the individual red, green and blue components as numbers in the range 0
 
−
(minimum) to 63 (maximum). Hence the value 0,0,0 corresponds to black and
 
−
the value 63,63,63 corresponds to peak (intensified) white.
 
−
 
−
To select a logical colour to one of these physical colours you must use the
 
−
VDU 19 command:
 
−
 
−
    VDU 19,logical,-1,red,green,blue
 
−
 
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This mode is provided for compatibility with BBC BASIC (86).
 
−
 
−
8-bit RGB colours
 
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In the 8-bit RGB mode you set the physical colour by specifying the values
 
−
of the individual red, green and blue components as numbers in the range 0
 
−
(minimum) to 255 (maximum). Hence the value 0,0,0 corresponds to black and
 
−
the value 255,255,255 corresponds to peak (intensified) white.
 
−
 
−
To select a logical colour to one of these physical colours you use either
 
−
the VDU 19 command or the COLOUR statement:
 
−
 
−
    VDU 19,logical,16,Red,Green,Blue
 
−
    COLOUR logical,Red,Green,Blue
 
−
 
−
 
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  0 1 x x x b g r -
 
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  1 0 x x x b g r - background colour
 
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  1 1 x x x b g r - border colour
 

Latest revision as of 21:11, 17 July 2021

Physical colour numbers are used as the short physical colour in the VDU 19 command, and used in the COLOUR and GCOL commands on platforms without a palette. The colour number is a bitmap of the colour to select. When implementing a VDU driver to interface with other platforms this mapping must be adhered to.

Colour bitmap

   7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
 +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 | L | D | E | F | I | B | G | R |
 +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   +---Red
   |   |   |   |   |   |   +-------Green
   |   |   |   |   |   +-----------Blue
   |   |   |   |   +---------------Intense
   |   |   |   +-------------------Flash
   |   |   +-----------------------Extension
   |   +---------------------------Border
   +-------------------------------0=Foreground, 1=Background
 
 This gives:
  0 0 e f i b g r - &00+n - foreground colour
  0 1 e f i b g r - &40+n - extension
  1 0 e f i b g r - &80+n - background colour
  1 1 e f i b g r - &C0+n - border colour
 
 The BBC implements:
  l x x x f b g r - colour
          +-------- flash
 
 The ZX Spectrum implements:
  l b e f i b g r - colour
    | | | +-------- bright
    | | +---------- flash
    | +------------ change only flash/bright
    +-------------- border
 
 The Commodore implements:
  l b x f i b g r - colour
    |     +-------- bright
    +-------------- border
 
 DOS/Windows implements:
  l x x f i b g r - colour
        | +-------- bright
        +---------- flash
 
 ANSI terminal implements:
  l b e f i b g r - colour
    | | | +-------- bright
    | | +---------- flash
    | +------------ underline
    +-------------- inverse

The BBC uses b3=flash, whereas all platforms other than the BBC uses b4=flash. For visual compatibility, programs could use 0-7 for non-flashing colours and 24-31 for flashing colours. On the BBC these will be flashing colours, on other platforms these will be bright flashing colours where supported.

Implementation details

Electron/BBC/Master/etc

  0+n  &00+n - foreground colour
128+n  &80+n - background colour
 
  Fore    Back                      Fore    Back
 ground  ground   Colour           ground  ground   Colour
  0 &00  128 &80  Black             8 &08  136 &88  Flashing Black
  1 &01  129 &81  Red               9 &09  137 &89  Flashing Red
  2 &02  130 &82  Green            10 &0A  138 &8A  Flashing Green
  3 &03  131 &83  Yellow           11 &0B  139 &8B  Flashing Yellow
  4 &04  132 &84  Blue             12 &0C  140 &8C  Flashing Blue
  5 &05  133 &85  Magenta          13 &0D  141 &8D  Flashing Magenta
  6 &06  134 &86  Cyan             14 &0E  142 &8E  Flashing Cyan
  7 &07  135 &87  White            15 &0F  143 &8F  Flashing White

ZX Spectrum

  0+n  &00+n  %000FIBGR - foreground colour, bright and flash
 32+n  &20+n  %001xxBGR - foreground colour, without changing flash and bright
 64+n  &40+n  %010xIxxx - bright without changing current colour
 96+n  &60+n  %011Fxxxx - flash without changing current colour
128+n  &80+n  %100FIBGR - background colour, bright and flash
160+n  &A0+n  %101xxBGR - background colour, without changing flash and bright
192+n  &C0+n  %11xxxBGR - border colour
 
  Fore    Back                               Fore    Back
 ground  ground   Border   Colour           ground  ground   Colour
  0 &00  128 &80  192 &C0  Black            16 &10  144 &90  Flashing Black
  1 &01  129 &81  193 &C1  Red              17 &11  145 &91  Flashing Red
  2 &02  130 &82  194 &C2  Green            18 &12  146 &92  Flashing Green
  3 &03  131 &83  195 &C3  Yellow           19 &13  147 &93  Flashing Yellow
  4 &04  132 &84  196 &C4  Blue             20 &14  148 &94  Flashing Blue
  5 &05  133 &85  197 &C5  Magenta          21 &15  149 &95  Flashing Magenta
  6 &06  134 &86  198 &C6  Cyan             22 &16  150 &96  Flashing Cyan
  7 &07  135 &87  199 &C7  White            23 &17  151 &97  Flashing White
  8 &08  136 &88           Bright Black     24 &18  152 &98  Flashing Bright Black
  9 &09  137 &89           Bright Red       25 &19  153 &99  Flashing Bright Red
 10 &0A  138 &8A           Bright Green     26 &1A  154 &9A  Flashing Bright Green
 11 &0B  139 &8B           Bright Yellow    27 &1B  155 &9B  Flashing Bright Yellow
 12 &0C  140 &8C           Bright Blue      28 &1C  156 &9C  Flashing Bright Blue
 13 &0D  141 &8D           Bright Magenta   29 &1D  157 &9D  Flashing Bright Magenta
 14 &0E  142 &8E           Bright Cyan      30 &1E  158 &9E  Flashing Bright Cyan
 15 &0F  143 &8F           Bright White     31 &1F  159 &9F  Flashing Bright White
 
 32 &20  160 &A0           Black, without changing flash/bright
 33 &21  161 &A1           Red, without changing flash/bright
 34 &22  162 &A2           Green, without changing flash/bright
 35 &23  163 &A3           Yellow, without changing flash/bright
 36 &24  164 &A4           Blue, without changing flash/bright
 37 &25  165 &A5           Magenta, without changing flash/bright
 38 &26  166 &A6           Cyan, without changing flash/bright
 39 &27  167 &A7           White, without changing flash/bright
 
 64 &40                    Bright off       96 &60           Flash off
 72 &48                    Bright on       112 &70           Flash on

Commodore

  0+n  &00+n - foreground colour
128+n  &80+n - background colour
192+n  &C0+n - border colour
 
  Fore    Back                               Fore    Back
 ground  ground   Border   Colour           ground  ground   Border   Colour
  0 &00  128 &80  192 &C0  Black             8 &08  136 &88  200 &C8  Dark Grey     
  1 &01  129 &81  193 &C1  Red/Brown         9 &09  137 &89  201 &C9  Bright Red    
  2 &02  130 &82  194 &C2  Green            10 &0A  138 &8A  202 &CA  Bright Green  
  3 &03  131 &83  195 &C3  Yellow/Orange    11 &0B  139 &8B  203 &CB  Bright Yellow 
  4 &04  132 &84  196 &C4  Blue             12 &0C  140 &8C  204 &CC  Bright Blue   
  5 &05  133 &85  197 &C5  Magenta/Purple   13 &0D  141 &8D  205 &CD  Bright Magenta
  6 &06  134 &86  198 &C6  Cyan             14 &0E  142 &8E  206 &CE  Light Grey    
  7 &07  135 &87  199 &C7  Light Grey       15 &0F  143 &8F  207 &CF  White

DOS/Windows

  0+n  &00+n - foreground colour
128+n  &80+n - background colour
 
  Fore    Back                      Fore    Back
 ground  ground   Colour           ground  ground   Colour
  0 &00  128 &80  Black            16 &10  144 &90  Flashing Black
  1 &01  129 &81  Red              17 &11  145 &91  Flashing Red
  2 &02  130 &82  Green            18 &12  146 &92  Flashing Green
  3 &03  131 &83  Yellow           19 &13  147 &93  Flashing Yellow
  4 &04  132 &84  Blue             20 &14  148 &94  Flashing Blue
  5 &05  133 &85  Magenta          21 &15  149 &95  Flashing Magenta
  6 &06  134 &86  Cyan             22 &16  150 &96  Flashing Cyan
  7 &07  135 &87  White            23 &17  151 &97  Flashing White
  8 &08  136 &88  Bright Black     24 &18  152 &98  Flashing Bright Black
  9 &09  137 &89  Bright Red       25 &19  153 &99  Flashing Bright Red
 10 &0A  138 &8A  Bright Green     26 &1A  154 &9A  Flashing Bright Green
 11 &0B  139 &8B  Bright Yellow    27 &1B  155 &9B  Flashing Bright Yellow
 12 &0C  140 &8C  Bright Blue      28 &1C  156 &9C  Flashing Bright Blue
 13 &0D  141 &8D  Bright Magenta   29 &1D  157 &9D  Flashing Bright Magenta
 14 &0E  142 &8E  Bright Cyan      30 &1E  158 &9E  Flashing Bright Cyan
 15 &0F  143 &8F  Bright White     31 &1F  159 &9F  Flashing Bright White

ANSI Terminal

  0+n  &00+n - foreground colour
128+n  &80+n - background colour
 
  Fore    Back                      Fore    Back
 ground  ground   Colour           ground  ground   Colour
  0 &00  128 &80  Black            16 &10  144 &90  Flashing Black
  1 &01  129 &81  Red              17 &11  145 &91  Flashing Red
  2 &02  130 &82  Green            18 &12  146 &92  Flashing Green
  3 &03  131 &83  Yellow           19 &13  147 &93  Flashing Yellow
  4 &04  132 &84  Blue             20 &14  148 &94  Flashing Blue
  5 &05  133 &85  Magenta          21 &15  149 &95  Flashing Magenta
  6 &06  134 &86  Cyan             22 &16  150 &96  Flashing Cyan
  7 &07  135 &87  White            23 &17  151 &97  Flashing White
  8 &08  136 &88  Bright Black     24 &18  152 &98  Flashing Bright Black
  9 &09  137 &89  Bright Red       25 &19  153 &99  Flashing Bright Red
 10 &0A  138 &8A  Bright Green     26 &1A  154 &9A  Flashing Bright Green
 11 &0B  139 &8B  Bright Yellow    27 &1B  155 &9B  Flashing Bright Yellow
 12 &0C  140 &8C  Bright Blue      28 &1C  156 &9C  Flashing Bright Blue
 13 &0D  141 &8D  Bright Magenta   29 &1D  157 &9D  Flashing Bright Magenta
 14 &0E  142 &8E  Bright Cyan      30 &1E  158 &9E  Flashing Bright Cyan
 15 &0F  143 &8F  Bright White     31 &1F  159 &9F  Flashing Bright White
 
 32+n  &20+n      Underlined text
 64+n  &40+n      Inverse text

See also

Jgharston (talk) 23:06, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

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