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Stationery Universe x Pennonia

Midnight Morpho Shimmering

Blues & navies#7176A5

Stationery Universe x Pennonia is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#7176A5
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 Stationery Universe x Pennonia

Stationery Universe is an American stationery retailer run by Tori Woods. Its collaboration with Pennonia, the Hungarian maker of handmade fountain pen inks, produced the Morpho collection of fountain pen inks previewed at the St. Louis Pen Show and released for 2026.

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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 Midnight Morpho Shimmering?
Midnight Morpho Shimmering falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Midnight Morpho Shimmering have sheen?
Midnight Morpho Shimmering 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 Midnight Morpho Shimmering?
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 Midnight Morpho Shimmering?
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.