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Nandina

Purples#411A40

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Specs

Color familyPurples
Approx. hex#411A40
SheenNot typically noted
BrandPendors

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 Pendors

Pendors is a Hungarian maker of handcrafted writing instruments, operated by Nandina Trans Ltd. Each fountain pen, ballpoint or pencil is individually lathe-turned from materials such as wood, acrylic resin, ebonite and trustone, and the maker states that no two pens are ever made alike.

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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 Nandina?
Nandina falls into Inktend's purples family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Nandina have sheen?
Nandina 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 Nandina?
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 Nandina?
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.