Woman in Blue, or The Large Blue Robe and Mimosas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, US · 92.7 x 73.6 cm

Lustrous Slate
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Woman in Blue, or The Large Blue Robe and Mimosas by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
43.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
30.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#696471 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 334°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 43.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 30.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 43.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Woman in Blue, or The Large Blue Robe and Mimosas" (1937) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation cool palette built around Blue and Slate. One color carries 36% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #E8CD4C pulls the eye.

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