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Raven Blue

Blues & navies#2A3F6E

Endless's Alchemy line brings saturated, fantasy-named Indian inks in 45 ml bottles.

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#2A3F6E
SheenNot typically noted
BrandEndless

Paper & pairing

Blues and navies are the most broadly "safe" fountain pen colors — legible, professional, and unlikely to raise eyebrows in an office. 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 Endless

Endless Stationery is a young Indian brand from the founders' family paper business, first known for its Recorder notebooks with Tomoe River paper. Its Alchemy fountain pen ink line, made in India, offers saturated, well-lubricated colours with mythic and celestial names, including Stardust shimmer editions, in 45 ml bottles.

India Founded 2020
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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 Raven Blue?
Raven Blue falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Raven Blue have sheen?
Raven Blue 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 Raven Blue?
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 Raven Blue?
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.