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Colorado Pen

Purple Reign

Purples#952FD0

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Specs

Color familyPurples
Approx. hex#952FD0
SheenNot typically noted

Paper & pairing

Purples sit at the boundary of professional and playful, one of the more personality-forward choices that still reads clearly on the page. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.

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About Colorado Pen

Colorado Pen is a Colorado-based American retailer of fine writing instruments, selling fountain pens, rollerballs, ballpoints, refills, and inks from premium brands such as Montblanc, Parker, Waterman, and Lamy. The company emphasizes concierge-level customer service and same-day shipping, and has offered exclusive house ink colors named after Colorado and Western landscapes.

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Storing and using the bottle

Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.

Frequently asked questions

What color family is Purple Reign?
Purple Reign falls into Inktend's purples family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Purple Reign have sheen?
Purple Reign is not typically noted for sheen. If you want that effect, browse similarly colored inks tagged with sheen in the ink library.
How should I store a bottle of Purple Reign?
Years, easily, as long as it stays capped and out of direct sunlight. The thing that actually shortens an ink's usable life is sitting unused inside a pen, not sitting on a shelf.
What paper works best with Purple Reign?
It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.