Pi (1998) colour palette
Directed by Darren Aronofsky · Shot by Matthew Libatique
- #020202near black · 20.6%
- #fdfdfdnear white · 18.8%
- #2d2d2ddark grey · 12.9%
- #cececelight grey · 12.3%
- #888888mid grey · 11.1%
- #484848dark grey · 9.8%
Pi (1998), shot by Matthew Libatique, is monochrome: across 65 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is near black (#020202), covering 20.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.001 — more saturated than 3% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.48 — brighter than 89% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Pi page →
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