ZX Spectrum Palette Converter

Fifteen colours, bright and blunt.

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Photograph converted to the ZX Spectrum palette with Floyd-Steinberg dithering — ZX Spectrum · Floyd-Steinberg

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The Spectrum offered eight colours at two brightness levels, giving fifteen distinct values once the two blacks collapse into one. The colours are pure and unmixed, with no intermediate tones at all.

That bluntness is the character. Everything comes out saturated and slightly poster-like, which suits graphic subjects far better than subtle ones.

Bold, graphic images and strong primary colour.

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