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Blue Sky

Blues & navies#3DA9E8

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

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#3DA9E8
SheenNot typically noted
BrandSKB

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 SKB

SKB (文明鋼筆) is a Taiwanese writing instrument maker headquartered in Kaohsiung, formally established as a fountain pen manufacturer in 1955 after founder Lu took over a stationery business in 1950. The initials stand for 'Smooth, Knowing, Beauty'. Today SKB produces fountain pens, ballpoints, gel pens, and bottled inks, and has won design awards for pens made from recycled ocean plastic.

Taiwan Founded 1955
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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 Sky?
Blue Sky falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Blue Sky have sheen?
Blue Sky 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 Sky?
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 Sky?
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.