February 9
Birthday Color: Fuchsia Purple
#EA4A6E · rgb(234, 74, 110) · hsl(347, 79%, 60%) · CMYK(0,68,53,8)
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Zodiac: Aquarius ♒
Color words & personality
Assigned to February 9, Fuchsia Purple belongs to a family read as vital and generous. Its color words point to an ember: quick to warm others, slow to burn out when the cause matters to you. In print, this color shows a vivid, confident saturation. Rather than testing whether it fits, keep it as a phrase worth remembering.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of February 9
Birth star
Alterf
Star words: watchful glance, gaze
Leo · λ Leo · mag 4.32 — Culminates around midnight
Birth flower
Flowering quince
Meaning: ordinary, boredom
Peak: Feb, Mar
Birth fruit
Navel orange
Fruit words: roundness, blessing
Peak: Jan, Feb
Flowering quince gives February 9 its flower. The shrub is thorny and untidy, and its blooms are a hard, saturated pink that appears on bare wood long before the leaves. Hanakotoba meanings are ordinary and boredom, an unusually flat pair for such a loud flower. The plant peaks from February to March. The day's color is Fuchsia Purple (#EA4A6E), a hot pink whose color word is an ember.
Alterf, watching over February 9, is named for a look: the Arabic word behind it means 'the glance,' and the 4.32-magnitude star sits at the lion's muzzle in Leo, as if Leo had just flicked its eyes sideways. It culminates near midnight. Its star words are watchful glance and gaze. The day's color is Fuchsia Purple (#EA4A6E), whose color word is an ember. A sidelong look and a glowing coal: small gestures, lasting heat.
The birthday fish of February 9 is the Snow crab. Draw out one slender leg and a delicate line of meat appears; the sweetness of boiled crab and the broth of a crab hot pot are both pleasures of winter. Its fish words are "steadfastness" and "protection". The peak season is November and December, with the flavor said to continue into February. The birth color of the day is "Fuchsia Purple" (#EA4A6E). Like an ember kept low, this red would glow quietly through a night at home.
The Navel orange (ネーブルオレンジ) is assigned to Feb 9. Jan and Feb is when this citrus fruit tastes its best. Its fruit words are "roundness and blessing". Look for it in Jan and Feb. The birthday color for this date is Fuchsia Purple (#EA4A6E). Its color word is "an ember". A quiet, seasonal note for a birthday table.
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).
About this date's birth flower
- What is the birth flower for February 9?
- The birth flower for February 9 is the Flowering quince. Its hanakotoba include ordinary, boredom, and its peak season is Feb, Mar.
- What is the birth fish for February 9?
- The birth fish for February 9 is the Snow crab. Its fish words include steadfastness, protection, and its peak season is Nov, Dec.
- What is the birth fruit for February 9?
- The birth fruit for February 9 is the Navel orange. Its fruit words include roundness, blessing, and its peak season is Jan, Feb.
- What is the birthday color for February 9?
- The birthday color for February 9 is Fuchsia Purple (#EA4A6E). It pairs with the day's flower, Flowering quince.
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Color palette for Fuchsia Purple
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#F49CB0
oklch(78.6% 0.107 5.1)
#EA4A6E
oklch(64.2% 0.196 11.4)
base
#C2163D
oklch(52.4% 0.199 17.4)
Analogous (±30°)
#EA4ABE
oklch(66.9% 0.228 340.8)
#EA4A6E
oklch(64.2% 0.196 11.4)
base
#EA764A
oklch(69.2% 0.155 40.8)
Complementary (+180°)
#EA4A6E
oklch(64.2% 0.196 11.4)
#4AEAC6
oklch(84.6% 0.141 174.4)
base
#BCF7EA
oklch(93.3% 0.062 179.8)
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