The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) colour palette
Directed by Jim Sharman · Shot by Peter Suschitzky
- #0a090anear black · 13.2%
- #302c2ddark grey · 8.6%
- #f4f3f3near white · 6.5%
- #d1cfcclight grey · 3.7%
- #8e0b0bred · 2.8%
- #4c2f2ddeep red · 2.5%
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), shot by Peter Suschitzky, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0a090a), covering 13.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.322 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.355 — more saturated than 85% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.415 — brighter than 51% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Rocky Horror Picture Show page →
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