The Exorcist (1973) colour palette
Directed by William Friedkin · Shot by Owen Roizman
The main colours of The Exorcist (1973) are deep blue (#13152a), over a near-black base: a balanced, muted palette, measured across the film's frames.
- #2d2b2fdark grey · 10.9%
- #0c0b0cnear black · 5.9%
- #4f4d52dark grey · 5.3%
- #13152adeep blue · 4.4%
- #d3d0celight grey · 4.1%
- #897672mid grey · 3.8%
The Exorcist (1973), shot by Owen Roizman, runs muted and balanced, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2b2f), covering 10.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.133 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.252 — more saturated than 50% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.414 — brighter than 50% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The Exorcist page →
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