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Wearingeul

The Great Gatsby

Purples#482671

Literature-themed Korean inks that turn novels, poems and myths into moody, often glitter-laced colors.

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Specs

Color familyPurples
Approx. hex#482671
SheenNot typically noted

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 Wearingeul

Wearingeul, whose name means 'wearing writing' in Korean, is a Seoul-based studio that reinterprets works of world and Korean literature as fountain pen ink. Novels, poems and myths are translated into colors that embody their characters and moods, and many inks add sheen or a contrasting glitter as a second, symbolic color. The line spans a World Literature series, author collections and Greek mythology inks.

South Korea Founded 2020
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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 The Great Gatsby?
The Great Gatsby falls into Inktend's purples family based on its typical swatch color.
Does The Great Gatsby have sheen?
The Great Gatsby 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 The Great Gatsby?
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 The Great Gatsby?
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.