#define RGB565_MASK_RED 0xF800 #define RGB565_MASK_GREEN 0x07E0 #define RGB565_MASK_BLUE 0x001F void rgb565_2_rgb24(BYTE *rgb24, WORD rgb565) { //extract RGB rgb24[2] = (rgb565 & RGB565_MASK_RED) >> 11; rgb24[1] = (rgb565 & RGB565_MASK_GREEN) >> 5; rgb24[0] = (rgb565 & RGB565_MASK_BLUE); //amplify the image rgb24[2] <<= 3; rgb24[1] <<= 2; rgb24[0] <<= 3; } USHORT rgb_24_2_565( int r, int g, int b) { return (USHORT)(((unsigned(r) << 8) & 0xF800) | ((unsigned(g) << 3) & 0x7E0) | ((unsigned(b) >> 3))); } the following is conversion RGB24 with RGB555 USHORT rgb_24_2_555( int r, int g, int b) { return (USHORT)(((unsigned(r) << 7) & 0x7C00) | ((unsigned(g) << 2) & 0x3E0) | ((unsigned(b) >> 3))); } COLORREF rgb_555_2_24( int rgb555) { unsigned r = ((rgb555 >> 7) & 0xF8); unsigned g = ((rgb555 >> 2) & 0xF8); unsigned b = ((rgb555 << 3) & 0xF8); return RGB(r,g,b); } void rgb_555_2_bgr24(BYTE* p, int rgb555) { p[0] = ((rgb555 << 3) & 0xF8); p[1] = ((rgb555 >> 2) & 0xF8); p[2] = ((rgb555 >> 7) & 0xF8); }