The Dark Knight (2008) colour palette
Directed by Christopher Nolan · Shot by Wally Pfister
- #0f0f0fnear black · 13.1%
- #302f2edark grey · 13.1%
- #4e4d4bdark grey · 8%
- #f9fafanear white · 5.3%
- #b0b1b0light grey · 5.1%
- #d3d3d2light grey · 3.7%
The Dark Knight (2008), shot by Wally Pfister, runs muted and warm, measured across 75 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0f0f0f), covering 13.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.256 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.215 — more saturated than 32% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.371 — brighter than 21% of ranked films
Measured across 75 frames. See the frames on the The Dark Knight page →
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