The Thin Blue Line (1988) colour palette
Directed by Errol Morris · Shot by Stefan Czapsky
- #0d0e0fnear black · 11.9%
- #2f2e2edark grey · 9.1%
- #cfcfcflight grey · 5.3%
- #f5f5f4near white · 4.6%
- #8d8f8dmid grey · 4.2%
- #abadaclight grey · 3.5%
The Thin Blue Line (1988), shot by Stefan Czapsky, runs muted and warm, measured across 57 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and orange. The single most common colour is near black (#0d0e0f), covering 11.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.466 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.248 — more saturated than 48% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.416 — brighter than 51% of ranked films
Measured across 57 frames. See the frames on the The Thin Blue Line page →
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