The Purple Plain (1954) colour palette
Directed by Robert Parrish · Shot by Geoffrey Unsworth
- #37312bdeep orange · 8.7%
- #56544bdark grey · 7.2%
- #d5d0celight grey · 4.9%
- #968e73yellow · 4.9%
- #cab095orange · 4.2%
- #52473corange · 3.8%
The Purple Plain (1954), shot by Geoffrey Unsworth, runs muted and warm, measured across 53 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is deep orange (#37312b), covering 8.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.53 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.214 — more saturated than 31% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.493 — brighter than 92% of ranked films
Measured across 53 frames. See the frames on the The Purple Plain page →
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