August 31
Birthday Color: Shikon
#460E44 · rgb(70, 14, 68) · hsl(302, 67%, 16%) · CMYK(0,80,3,73)
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Zodiac: Virgo ♍
Color words & personality
Shikon, the color given to August 31, is gentle and perceptive. Its color words point to softness with a spine: you are kind on purpose, not because you couldn't say no. In print, this color shows a deep tone that absorbs rather than reflects light. Write it down; years later it becomes a way to reread yourself.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of August 31
Birth star
Skat
Star words: stride, current
Aquarius · δ Aqr · mag 3.27 — Culminates around midnight
Birth fish
Horse mackerel (muroaji)
Fish words: simplicity, current
Peak: Aug
Anthurium closes August on the 31st. Its glossy, heart-shaped spathe looks lacquered, and each flower lasts for weeks in water. Hanakotoba gives it passion and prosperity. The birthday color is Shikon (#460E44), a deep purple whose color word is "softness with a spine." Peak bloom runs June through August. A polished flower over a color with a hard edge.
Closing August, the 31st names Skat in Aquarius (δ Aqr), magnitude 3.27. Its name is the Arabic for the shin — some trace it further back, to older words of Mesopotamia — a star wading in the water-bearer's stream. Its star words are stride and current. Around midnight it reaches its highest in the south. The day's color is Shikon (#460E44), softness with a spine: feet walking with the current, and deep violet-navy — carry a quiet strength into summer's end.
The birthday fish for August 31 is the Horse mackerel (muroaji), a small fish holding a firm savor in its little body — its fish words are “simplicity” and “current”. The season peaks in August, best dried and grilled until fragrant. Today's birth color is Shikon (#460E44), a deep purple with a quiet spine. A plain, honest close to summer at the day's table.
Aug 31 belongs to the Blackberry (ブラックベリー). It is a berry at its best around Aug and Sep. The fruit words for this date read "deep breath and night". Aug and Sep is its season. On this date, the birthday color is Shikon (#460E44). The color word here is "softness with a spine". 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 August 31?
- The birth flower for August 31 is the Anthurium. Its hanakotoba include passion, prosperity, and its peak season is Jun, Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fish for August 31?
- The birth fish for August 31 is the Horse mackerel (muroaji). Its fish words include simplicity, current, and its peak season is Aug.
- What is the birth fruit for August 31?
- The birth fruit for August 31 is the Blackberry. Its fruit words include deep breath, night, and its peak season is Aug, Sep.
- What is the birthday color for August 31?
- The birthday color for August 31 is Shikon (#460E44). It pairs with the day's flower, Anthurium.
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Color palette for Shikon
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#931D8E
oklch(47.5% 0.194 330.1)
#460E44
oklch(28.7% 0.109 329.5)
base
#220721
oklch(19.0% 0.062 329.2)
Analogous (±30°)
#2C0E46
oklch(24.7% 0.100 304.5)
#460E44
oklch(28.7% 0.109 329.5)
base
#460E28
oklch(27.2% 0.089 356.4)
Complementary (+180°)
#460E44
oklch(28.7% 0.109 329.5)
#0E4610
oklch(34.6% 0.101 143.4)
base
#23B028
oklch(66.1% 0.206 143.1)
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