Le Samouraï (1967) colour palette
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Shot by Henri Decaë
- #2d2f2fdark grey · 17.1%
- #0e0f0fnear black · 11.4%
- #515350dark grey · 7.9%
- #d3d3celight grey · 5.4%
- #abafaalight grey · 4.1%
- #f8f8f7near white · 4.1%
Le Samouraï (1967), shot by Henri Decaë, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2f2f), covering 17.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.12 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.113 — more saturated than 5% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.391 — brighter than 33% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the Le Samouraï page →
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