Donnie Darko colour palette
Directed by Richard Kelly · Shot by Steven Poster
- #2e2b2edark grey · 18.2%
- #0f0e0fnear black · 10.2%
- #4e4b4ddark grey · 5.5%
- #2f3549deep blue · 4%
- #161725deep blue · 3.4%
- #737173mid grey · 3.4%
Donnie Darko, shot by Steven Poster, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2b2e), covering 18.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
-0.138 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.177 — more saturated than 15% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.363 — brighter than 17% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Donnie Darko page →
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