The Abyss (1989) colour palette
Directed by James Cameron · Shot by Mikael Salomon
- #06172edeep blue · 8.3%
- #0c304bdeep blue · 5.3%
- #0c2732deep cyan · 3.9%
- #2f536bblue · 3.6%
- #eef0f2pale blue · 3.3%
- #054a85blue · 2.8%
The Abyss (1989), shot by Mikael Salomon, runs vivid and strongly cool, measured across 72 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and cyan. The single most common colour is deep blue (#06172e), covering 8.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly cool
-0.696 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
vivid
0.522 — more saturated than 98% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.401 — brighter than 41% of ranked films
Measured across 72 frames. See the frames on the The Abyss page →
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