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A spiral galaxy in the Local Group. Explore its views, where their colours came from, and palettes you can use.
Featured palette: Hubble mosaic, 2019 (Sampled from this image)
#533E3D#2E2326#453435#1C1418#604746#83615B#B79183
Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Durbin, J. Dalcanton, and B. F. Williams (University of Washington). · released 7 January 2019
About Triangulum Galaxy
A spiral galaxy in the Local Group.
| Classification | Galaxy (spiral galaxy) |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | M33 |
| Distance | 3.0 million light-yearsdistance stated by the image publisher · ESA/Hubble |
| Observed light (this view) | g, I |
Why these colours?
Hubble mosaic, 2019
A mosaic through several Hubble filters. Filters listed by the publisher: g (475 nm), I (814 nm).
From: Hubble mosaic, 2019 Visible-light composite
Colour clusters describe pixels in an image; they cannot identify a mineral, a gas or a physical temperature. Shares of pixels describe the sampled region of the image, not the object’s surface.
Colours from selected views
Palettes sampled from identified images and regions, or calculated from a documented model. These values describe each image or model, not one permanent colour of Triangulum Galaxy.
Hubble mosaic, 2019
Sampled from this image · Hubble mosaic, 2019
#533E3DRGB 83, 62, 61region average#2E2326RGB 46, 35, 3826% of the region#453435RGB 69, 52, 5322% of the region#1C1418RGB 28, 20, 2420% of the region#604746RGB 96, 71, 7018% of the region#83615BRGB 131, 97, 919% of the region#B79183RGB 183, 145, 1314% of the region
See where these colours came from
Creative palettes inspired by Triangulum Galaxy
A design derived from the selected representation. It is not a scientific colour measurement. Each colour keeps the sampled colour it was made from.
Inspired by Triangulum Galaxy
Inspired by this object
#342B2FRGB 52, 43, 47from #1C1418#574B4ERGB 87, 75, 78from #2E2326#806D6ERGB 128, 109, 110from #453435#AC908ERGB 172, 144, 142from #604746#DBB5AERGB 219, 181, 174from #83615B#FEE1D6RGB 254, 225, 214from #B79183
Colours of the first view of Triangulum Galaxy with their lightness spread evenly, for a design palette.
Explore the views
Pick a colour from the image. Click or tap the picture to read a colour. Picked colours are yours, not catalogue samples.
No supported 3D model is available for this view. You can still inspect the source imagery and palette.
Use these colours
Every palette above opens in the palette generator. With JavaScript you can also add colours to your cosmic palette, save them, make a gradient or pattern, preview them in a design or a room (you choose which colour goes on which surface), check digital accessibility and export them. Each colour keeps the view and sample it came from.
Paint matches compare digital swatches for design inspiration. They are not physical equivalents of light from space. Edits create a new design palette. The original representation remains unchanged.
Sources
- Hubble FAQs — image processing and colour — NASA
- Galaxies — NASA
- The sharpest view ever of the Triangulum Galaxy — ESA/Hubble
Image credits
- Hubble mosaic, 2019: NASA, ESA, and M. Durbin, J. Dalcanton, and B. F. Williams (University of Washington). CC BY 4.0. Resized for the web from the publisher’s file (sha256 5fc415b38c9e0002505fb977e68aba74f6e185bbb5d20989d02a0ada8fd29123).
Images were resized once for the web; colours were measured from the published files (k-means in OKLab, pcke-oklab-kmeans-1); calculated colours use the CIE 1931 2° observer. Facts last reviewed 25 October 2026. Catalogue pcke-cosmos-2026-10-25, page revision a938693ce097. No ESA, ESO or NASA endorsement is implied.