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Dressed to Kill (1980) colour palette

Directed by Brian De Palma · Shot by Ralf D. Bode

Dressed to Kill (1980), shot by Ralf D. Bode, runs muted and warm, measured across 204 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32302d), covering 13.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.427 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.231 — more saturated than 40% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.451 — brighter than 77% of ranked films

Measured across 204 frames. See the frames on the Dressed to Kill page →

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