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Leonardo

Blue

Blues & navies#1F4DB0

Leonardo is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#1F4DB0
SheenNot typically noted

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 Leonardo

A family-run Italian maker founded by the children of Ciro Matrone, who helped found the historic Delta pen company in 1982 — Leonardo continues that same tradition of handmade Italian resin pens.

Italy Founded c. 2015
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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 Blue?
Blue falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Blue have sheen?
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 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 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.

Similar shades By colour distance

Autodromo Nazionale Monza 80th Anniversary - Blue (no name)
Delta
Utagawa Hiroshige - Ruri
Nakabayashi
Azure [Maharlika 7107]
Vinta
Glamorous Peacock
Kiwi Inks
Blue
Nemosine
Azure #5
KWZ

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