Akira (1988) colour palette
Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo · Shot by Katsuji Misawa
- #2b2b2ddark grey · 5.3%
- #f8f8f8near white · 4.5%
- #080608deep magenta · 4.3%
- #d4d1celight grey · 2.9%
- #344c51cyan · 2.7%
- #d4342dred · 2.4%
Akira (1988), shot by Katsuji Misawa, runs natural and warm, measured across 75 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2b2b2d), covering 5.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.457 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.393 — more saturated than 91% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.462 — brighter than 83% of ranked films
Measured across 75 frames. See the frames on the Akira page →
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