The Color Purple (2023) colour palette
Directed by Blitz Bazawule · Shot by Dan Laustsen
- #312e2adark grey · 10.2%
- #514837orange · 4.3%
- #50524cdark grey · 4.3%
- #f4f5f3near white · 3.7%
- #0d0f0fnear black · 3.7%
- #0d2a31deep cyan · 3.1%
The Color Purple (2023), shot by Dan Laustsen, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312e2a), covering 10.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.425 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.29 — more saturated than 67% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.448 — brighter than 75% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Color Purple page →
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