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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone poster

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) colour palette

Directed by Chris Columbus · Shot by John Seale

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), shot by John Seale, runs muted and warm, measured across 151 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322d2b), covering 9.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

warm

0.475 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.258 — more saturated than 53% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.369 — brighter than 20% of ranked films

Measured across 151 frames. See the frames on the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone page →

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