July 18
Birthday Color: Royal Purple
#7F1184 · rgb(127, 17, 132) · hsl(297, 77%, 29%) · CMYK(4,87,0,48)
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Zodiac: Cancer ♋
Color words & personality
Assigned to July 18, Royal Purple belongs to a family read as affectionate and honest. Its color words point to the warmth of a cheek: your feeling arrives as warmth before it arrives as words. In print, this color shows a deep tone that absorbs rather than reflects light. Blend two birthday colors and you get a memorial color unique to that pair.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of July 18
Birth star
Altair
Star words: soaring, yearning
Aquila · α Aql · mag 0.76 — Culminates around midnight
Birth fish
Chocolate grouper
Fish words: early summer, fig tree
Peak: Jun, Jul
July 18 belongs to four o'clock. The flowers open in late afternoon and stay open into the evening, which is how the plant got its name. Its hanakotoba meanings are shy and timid. The peak months are July and August. Royal Purple (#7F1184) is the birthday color, and its color word is "the warmth of a cheek." A flower that waits for the day to soften.
July 18 again claims Altair — but from the observer's angle: astronomers have found that this magnitude 0.76 star in Aquila spins so fast that it bulges at the equator, a star visibly flattened by its own speed. Its star words are soaring and yearning. Near midnight it culminates in the southern sky. The day's color is Royal Purple (#7F1184), the warmth of a cheek: a whirling star and a purple with body heat — passion given form, for one midsummer birthday.
July 18 returns to the Chocolate grouper, this time for its texture. The flesh is said to be unusually tender among white fish, while the skin gives a gentle bite — the fish words “early summer” and “fig tree” suit a soft, fragrant season. Its peak season is June and July. The birthday color is Royal Purple (#7F1184), the warmth of a cheek. May tenderness lead tonight’s table.
For Jul 18, the birth fruit is the Japanese plum. Market stalls fill with this stone fruit around Jul. Its fruit words are "coolness and bounce". Look for it in Jul. Its date also carries the birthday color Royal Purple (#7F1184). Its color word is "the warmth of a cheek". 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).
About this date's birth flower
- What is the birth flower for July 18?
- The birth flower for July 18 is the Four o'clock. Its hanakotoba include shy, timid, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fish for July 18?
- The birth fish for July 18 is the Chocolate grouper. Its fish words include early summer, fig tree, and its peak season is Jun, Jul.
- What is the birth fruit for July 18?
- The birth fruit for July 18 is the Japanese plum. Its fruit words include coolness, bounce, and its peak season is Jul.
- What is the birthday color for July 18?
- The birthday color for July 18 is Royal Purple (#7F1184). It pairs with the day's flower, Four o'clock.
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Color palette for Royal Purple
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#CD1BD5
oklch(60.7% 0.270 326.2)
#7F1184
oklch(42.9% 0.187 326.2)
base
#310733
oklch(23.0% 0.091 326.0)
Analogous (±30°)
#451184
oklch(34.4% 0.170 296.1)
#7F1184
oklch(42.9% 0.187 326.2)
base
#841150
oklch(41.0% 0.156 354.0)
Complementary (+180°)
#7F1184
oklch(42.9% 0.187 326.2)
#168411
oklch(53.4% 0.172 142.3)
base
#38E430
oklch(80.3% 0.252 142.4)
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