Superman (1978) colour palette
Directed by Richard Donner · Shot by Geoffrey Unsworth
The main colours of Superman (1978) are pale blue (#eff3f5), red (#d22d2d) and deep blue (#131626), over a near-black base: a balanced, natural palette, measured across the film's frames.
- #322e30dark grey · 7.7%
- #0a0b0bnear black · 7.1%
- #eff3f5pale blue · 6.2%
- #d0cecdlight grey · 3.4%
- #d22d2dred · 3.1%
- #131626deep blue · 3.1%
Superman (1978), shot by Geoffrey Unsworth, runs natural and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322e30), covering 7.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.128 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.326 — more saturated than 79% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.45 — brighter than 76% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Superman page →
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