Forty Shades of Blue (2005) colour palette
Directed by Ira Sachs · Shot by Julian Whatley
- #32302ddark grey · 14.8%
- #121111near black · 9.7%
- #f6f4f1pale orange · 6.7%
- #a69b90mid grey · 4.2%
- #d4d0c8pale orange · 4.2%
- #756f69mid grey · 3.3%
Forty Shades of Blue (2005), shot by Julian Whatley, runs muted and warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32302d), covering 14.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.454 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.203 — more saturated than 26% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.435 — brighter than 65% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the Forty Shades of Blue page →
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