August 6
Birthday Color: Lapis Lazuli
#004C97 · rgb(0, 76, 151) · hsl(210, 100%, 30%) · CMYK(100,50,0,41)
CMYK values are numeric conversions from RGB and may differ from print standards.
Zodiac: Leo ♌
Color words & personality
Assigned to August 6, Lapis Lazuli belongs to a family read as honest and dependable. Its color words point to still water: clear because it isn't stirred by every wind. In print, this color shows a deep tone that absorbs rather than reflects light. Colors propose; they do not decide. Your own reading is the final one.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of August 6
Birth star
Alfirk
Star words: pulsation, lead
Cepheus · β Cep · mag 3.23 — Circumpolar — up all night in the northern sky, highest around midnight
Morning glory returns on August 6. The birthday color is Lapis Lazuli (#004C97), whose color word is "still water." Affection and calm remain the hanakotoba meanings; July and August remain the peak. The blue is deeper than the July pairing, and it makes the early trumpets look like they are opening over a dark pond.
Chosen for August 6 is Alfirk in Cepheus (β Cep), magnitude 3.23 — a variable star that brightens and dims in a pulse of only a few hours, the prototype of an entire class written into the history of astronomy. Its star words are pulsation and lead. Around midnight it reaches its highest stand in the south. The day's color is Lapis Lazuli (#004C97), still water: a throbbing light above still water — a day poised between heartbeat and hush.
The birthday fish for August 6 is the Rock oyster, a signature taste of the Japanese summer — its fish words are “freshness” and “summer”. The season runs through July and August; open the shell and the scent of the tide rises at once. Squeeze a lemon over it, or grill it in the shell. Today's birth color is Lapis Lazuli (#004C97), the deep blue of still water. The juiciness of summer, brought to the day's table.
The Kosui pear (幸水) is assigned to Aug 6. Market stalls fill with this pome fruit around Aug. In fruit words, it stands for luck and burst. Peak season: Aug. Its date also carries the birthday color Lapis Lazuli (#004C97). Its color word is "still water". Pair the season's fruit with the day's color for a small celebration.
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 6?
- The birth flower for August 6 is the Morning glory. Its hanakotoba include affection, calm, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fish for August 6?
- The birth fish for August 6 is the Rock oyster. Its fish words include freshness, summer, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fruit for August 6?
- The birth fruit for August 6 is the Kosui pear. Its fruit words include luck, burst, and its peak season is Aug.
- What is the birthday color for August 6?
- The birthday color for August 6 is Lapis Lazuli (#004C97). It pairs with the day's flower, Morning glory.
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Color palette for Lapis Lazuli
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#007AF3
oklch(59.4% 0.203 256.0)
#004C97
oklch(42.3% 0.139 254.9)
base
#001E3B
oklch(23.2% 0.066 250.5)
Analogous (±30°)
#009796
oklch(61.2% 0.105 193.9)
#004C97
oklch(42.3% 0.139 254.9)
base
#000197
oklch(30.6% 0.211 264.1)
Complementary (+180°)
#004C97
oklch(42.3% 0.139 254.9)
#974B00
oklch(49.8% 0.124 54.3)
base
#FF8A18
oklch(74.8% 0.177 56.0)
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