Polynesia, the sky

Musee d'Art Moderne de Troyes, Troyes, France · 196 x 312 cm

Silvery Slate
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Polynesia, the sky by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
62.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
24.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-7.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#8199B9 blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 275°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 62.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 24.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 62.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Polynesia, the sky" (1946) reads as a lit, mid-saturation cool palette built around Blue and Slate. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #F5F5EF pulls the eye.

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