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window.screen.colorDepth

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Returns the color depth of the screen.

Syntax

bitDepth = window.screen.colorDepth
 

Parameters

bitDepth is an integer representing the color depth in bits.

Example

// check the color depth of the screen if ( window.screen.colorDepth < 8) {     // use low-color version of page } else {     // use regular, colorful page }

Notes

See also window.screen.pixelDepth.

Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.