Nocturne, Blue and Silver: Chelsea

60.64 x 50.17 cm

Lustrous Sage
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Nocturne, Blue and Silver: Chelsea by James McNeill Whistler

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
64.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
34.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-17.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#6FA0D8 blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 269°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 64.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 34.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 64.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Nocturne, Blue and Silver: Chelsea" (1871) reads as a mid, rich-saturation cool palette built around Blue and Sage. One color carries 57% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition.

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