October 28
Birthday Color: Hatobamurasaki
#6C6A6D · rgb(108, 106, 109) · hsl(280, 1%, 42%) · CMYK(1,3,0,57)
CMYK values are numeric conversions from RGB and may differ from print standards.
Zodiac: Scorpio ♏
Color words & personality
Hatobamurasaki is the birthday color for October 28. In this system it belongs to a family read as modest and precise. Its color words point to pencil lead: quiet in appearance, exact in what it leaves behind. In print, this color shows an almost achromatic stillness, deep and quiet. Telling someone "the color of my birthday" alone moves the conversation one step forward.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of October 28
Birth star
Kaffaljidhma
Star words: joined palm, handclasp
Cetus · γ Cet · mag 3.56 — Culminates around midnight
Birth flower
Red spider lily
Meaning: passion, independence, reunion
Peak: Sep, Oct
Red spider lily returns one last time on October 28, with Hatobamurasaki (#6C6A6D) and the color word "pencil lead." Passion, independence, and reunion are still the flower's themes, but the color is a soft charcoal. It is a quieter end to the flower's run than its vivid red blooms might suggest.
The star of October 28 is Kaffaljidhma, gamma Ceti, magnitude 3.6. Its long name is Arabic for 'the cut-short hand', one of the stars that sketch the head of Cetus, the sea monster of myth. Its star words are 'joined palm' and 'handclasp'. Late at night it takes its place on the southern meridian. With it comes your birth color, Hatobamurasaki (#6C6A6D), a dove purple whose color word is 'pencil lead': the strength of a core that keeps drawing its line even when chipped.
The grill smoke rises for a fish at the height of its season. The birthday fish of October 28 is the Yellowtail barracuda, said to be at its best soon after landing, so the classic way is to split and dry it before grilling. Its fish words: “focus” and “aim”. Peak season is October. The birth color of the day is Hatobamurasaki (#6C6A6D), a shade like pencil lead, gently recalling the density of time spent on a single point, there at the evening table.
The Passion fruit (パッションフルーツ) is assigned to Oct 28. Market stalls fill with this tropical fruit around Sep. In fruit words, it stands for devotion and aroma. Peak season: Sep. Its date also carries the birthday color Hatobamurasaki (#6C6A6D). Its color word is "pencil lead". The day pairs the season's fruit with its own color.
Our birth flowers are an independently compiled system based on flowering seasons and hanakotoba. Birth stars are assigned by an astronomical rule — the IAU-named star culminating around midnight on that date. Birth fish and fruits are compiled independently by peak season (fish include seafood).
Famous people & characters born on October 28
- Jonas SalkCelebrityJewish-American inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Richard Laurence Millington SyngeCelebrityBritish biochemist (1914–1994)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Bernie EcclestoneCelebrityBritish business magnate (born 1930)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Volodymyr IvashkoCelebrityUkrainian politician (1932-1994)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- John RomeroCelebrityAmerican video game designer
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Anne PerryCelebrityEnglish author (1938–2023)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Juan Luis Cipriani ThorneCelebrityCatholic cardinal
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Florence ArthaudCelebrityFrench sailor (1957–2015)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Giulio AngioniCelebrityItalian anthropologist and writer (1939–2017)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- S. Robson WaltonCelebrityAmerican billionaire and heir
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Abba P. LernerCelebrityAmerican economist (1903-1982)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Mai KurakiCelebrityJapanese J-pop singer
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
Birthdays are listed based on public information (such as Wikipedia). For characters, the birthday is the one given in their official settings.
About this date's birth flower
- What is the birth flower for October 28?
- The birth flower for October 28 is the Red spider lily. Its hanakotoba include passion, independence, reunion, and its peak season is Sep, Oct.
- What is the birth fish for October 28?
- The birth fish for October 28 is the Yellowtail barracuda. Its fish words include focus, aim, and its peak season is Oct.
- What is the birth fruit for October 28?
- The birth fruit for October 28 is the Passion fruit. Its fruit words include devotion, aroma, and its peak season is Sep.
- What is the birthday color for October 28?
- The birthday color for October 28 is Hatobamurasaki (#6C6A6D). It pairs with the day's flower, Red spider lily.
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Color palette for Hatobamurasaki
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#9A989B
oklch(68.2% 0.005 314.8)
#6C6A6D
oklch(52.7% 0.005 314.8)
base
#3E3D3E
oklch(36.1% 0.002 325.6)
Analogous (±30°)
#6B6A6D
oklch(52.6% 0.005 301.3)
#6C6A6D
oklch(52.7% 0.005 314.8)
base
#6D6A6D
oklch(52.8% 0.006 325.7)
Complementary (+180°)
#6C6A6D
oklch(52.7% 0.005 314.8)
#6B6D6A
oklch(53.2% 0.005 134.9)
base
#ABACAA
oklch(74.3% 0.003 128.5)
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