Need A New Blue Ink

[Charles Skinner]

I need a new blue ink. Please list your favorites. The one I am using now, causes problems with some of my pens. I want a strong blue, not a light blue. Thanks for you help.

 

C. S.

[Octo]

You may like Private Reserve Black Magic Blue. I always have it loaded in one of my pens. It's dark blue (not blue-black) and reliable.

[torstar]

I'm partial to the greenish Private Reserve Supershow Blue and Noodler's American Blue

[kalali]

The best approach is to use Goulet's ink comparison tool.

[Chrissy]

Try looking at web-sites of Ink manufacturers like Diamine or J.Herbin to see their colour charts showing what colours they make and which you like best

[mislav]

I use Pelikan 4001 Royal blue for years and like it.

[AlejoPlay]

Iroshizuku Asa Gao and Kon Peki

Sheaffer Skrip Blue

Herbin Eclat de Saphir

Sailor Jentle Blue

[ancalagon]

Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo

Diamine Midnight

[JimCouch]

In order to make meaningful recommendations it would be helpful to know what ink, pens, and what kind of problems you want to resolve by changing inks.

[mhguda]

Quink Blue, believe it or not. (Not the Washable blue!)

Diamine Majestic blue

Private Reserve DC Supershow blue

Akkerman Shocking blue

KWZI blue #s 1, 2 and 3 (I also like the IG blues, but doubt they would qualify as pure blue)

Bril Royal blue

[jmccarty3]

Diamine Anniversary Regency Blue

Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire

Aurora Blue

De Atramentis Dark Blue

[WaskiSquirrel]

I don't really like blue. But, here are a few I do like:

 

1. Noodler's Baystate Blue (very bright and intense)

2. Noodler's Navy (nice shading)

3. Noodler's Blue (Honestly, a great color and some shading)

4. Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki (an interesting blue)

5. Noodler's Ottoman Azure (a nice blue with something unique about it)

6. Private Reserve Tanzanite (goes on purple but cures to a pleasant blue)

[javierba73]

They are different, but the next blue are beautiful.

 

Rohrer & Klingner LE 2012

Akkerman Shocking Blue

Diamine Denim

Diamine Midnight

Private Reserve Electric DC Blue

Private Reserve Ebony Blue

Diamine Blue-Black

Cultpens Dark Blue

Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite

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[RudyR]

My favorite non-limited edition Blue inks are:

 

Visconti Blue: Strong, dark rich blue. Works on every one of my pens. Writes beautifully.

 

Pilot Blue: Another strong dark blue, a little lighter than Visconti Blue, but it has a jewel like quality about it. It also has excellent water resistance. Similar joy of writing characteristics as Visconti Blue just a bit drier.

Edited March 20, 2015 by RudyR

[Blue_Moon]

Diamine Asa Blue and Iroshizuku Asa-Gao

[Ernst Bitterman]

Diamine Sargasso is a little less saturated than Majestic, and thus a little easier to convince all pens to use. Quink blue is pretty good, too (not 'washable' but the regular sort), as is Waterman's Serenity Blue (which used to be Florida Blue).

[Rita_K]

I usually prefer a medium dusky blue but two of the stronger blues that I really like are

Noodler's Navy and

Iroshizuku Asa-gao

[javierba73]

Omas blue

[Lou Erickson]

I will second Pilot blue; it's just a good solid ink.

 

I'l throw Aurora Blue in the ring, too. Lovely so far. Can't tell how easy it is to clean yet, or if it's water resistant, but it's a nice blue ink. Dark blue, very readable from a fine point. A little on the wet side.

[mariom]

My current favorite is Diamine Majestic Blue. A true blue which is rich and deep. It shades and sheens beautifully, and in my book is a close match to the legendary and defunct Parker Penman Sapphire.

 

It can cause hard-starting in some pens, and may even cause clogging if you leave it long enough, although I've never left it in a pen unused for long enough for the pen to clog. For pens which have hard-start problems, I've found a mix of 10 parts ink to 1 part water fixes it. Reduces the sheen and shading somewhat, but doesn't affect the color at all.

Edited March 24, 2015 by mariom