Cruising (1980) colour palette
Directed by William Friedkin · Shot by James A. Contner
- #0a0b0ddeep blue · 11.4%
- #2c2d2ddark grey · 8.6%
- #091029deep blue · 5.8%
- #d2d3d0light grey · 4.6%
- #50504ddark grey · 4.6%
- #8a8f8emid grey · 4.6%
Cruising (1980), shot by James A. Contner, runs muted and cool, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is deep blue (#0a0b0d), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
cool
-0.39 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.279 — more saturated than 63% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.381 — brighter than 26% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Cruising page →
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