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Queen

Purple

Purples#611E71

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Specs

Color familyPurples
Approx. hex#611E71
SheenNot typically noted
BrandQueen

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 Queen

Queen is a Vietnamese ink and stationery manufacturer established in 1990, operating from the Tan Tao Industrial Park in Ho Chi Minh City. The company makes affordable fountain pen inks in Traditional, Classic and Multicolors editions along with school supplies. Its inks have long been a staple for Vietnamese students and handwriting enthusiasts.

Vietnam Founded 1990
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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?
Purple falls into Inktend's purples family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Purple have sheen?
Purple 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?
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?
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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Purple
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Dryden
Purple
Speedball

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