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Winsor & Newton

Calligraphy Ink - Dark Blue

Blues & navies#1C2A96

Winsor & Newton is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#1C2A96
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 Winsor & Newton

Winsor & Newton is a British fine-art materials manufacturer founded in London in 1832 by William Winsor and Henry Newton. It produces watercolors, oils, acrylics, brushes and papers as well as drawing and calligraphy inks, and is today a subsidiary of ColArt, ultimately owned by Sweden's Lindéngruppen.

United Kingdom Founded 1832
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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 Calligraphy Ink - Dark Blue?
Calligraphy Ink - Dark Blue falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Calligraphy Ink - Dark Blue have sheen?
Calligraphy Ink - Dark Blue 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 Calligraphy Ink - Dark Blue?
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 Calligraphy Ink - Dark Blue?
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.