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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl poster

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl colour palette

Directed by Gore Verbinski · Shot by Dariusz Wolski

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, shot by Dariusz Wolski, runs muted and balanced, measured across 68 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f3331), covering 8.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

balanced

0.206 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.29 — more saturated than 67% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.352 — brighter than 12% of ranked films

Measured across 68 frames. See the frames on the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl page →

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