The Violet Robe

Soft Sage
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
The Violet Robe by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
63.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
21.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
5.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#9F9888 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 89°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 63.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 21.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 63.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Violet Robe" (1942) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Slate. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #697C90 pulls the eye.

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