This is an example showing how we can use bits to represent colors.

Each pixel’s color is defined by 24 bits. The first 8 bits encode the amount of red in the pixel, the next 8 bits encode the amount of blue, and the next 8 bits encode the amount of green. This is the RGB color scheme.

For example, a black pixel would be encoded by:

00000000
00000000
00000000

because there is 0 red, 0 green, and 0 blue.

A red pixel would be encoded by:

11111111
00000000
00000000

because there is 255 red, 0 green, and 0 blue.

A white pixel would be encoded by:

11111111
11111111
11111111

because there is 255 red, 255 green, and 255 blue.