The Bay of Naples by Moonlight

45 x 73 cm

Weathered Heather
Weathered Worn and desaturated - the palette of aged surfaces, faded pigment, and patina.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
The Bay of Naples by Moonlight by Ivan Aivazovsky

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
64.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#9F97B1 purple

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 304°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 64.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 64.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Bay of Naples by Moonlight" (1892) reads as a lit, muted-saturation cool palette built around Mauve and Blue. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #7D696B pulls the eye.

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