Can Someone Recommend A Nice Blurple Ink Which Is Safe For School?

[torstar]

Aurora.

 

If the blue hadn't been this purple, I might have gone the rest of my life using only Aurora black and Aurora blue.

[phoenixfeder]

Hi Dominik,

 

Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue is the usual "school ink" in Germany. It's cheap, washable, blue blurple in colour and can be erased with an ink eraser ("Tintenkiller" in German). The ink is on the dry side and tends to fade over time, but has been used by German pupils for decades, and still is.

Have fun hunting for the perfect ink! It's one of the great joys of writing with a fountain pen.

 

Cheers!

[Sandy1]

Aurora Blue is quite purple and blue at the same time. It is also an amazingly good ink.

 

+1

[fuddmain]

Thank you ,I might end up buying J Herbin Ęclat de Saphir and private reserved plum

 

Your first post indicated you have Diamine Sapphire. If that's the case, you may want to reconsider purchasing Eclat de Saphir. I found them to be nearly identical. YMMV.

[Lou Erickson]

I love the color of Eclat de Saphir, but found it a bear to clean out of pens. One of the worst blues I've ever dealt with.

[DominikIsAdictedToFountainPens]

Hi Dominik,

 

Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue is the usual "school ink" in Germany. It's cheap, washable, blue blurple in colour and can be erased with an ink eraser ("Tintenkiller" in German). The ink is on the dry side and tends to fade over time, but has been used by German pupils for decades, and still is.

Have fun hunting for the perfect ink! It's one of the great joys of writing with a fountain pen.

 

Cheers!

Thanks .I think I have once tried the ink but i will probably buy it again and use it as a day to day ink

[Algester]

Blurple huh i have one but its an ink stuck in japan... Twas a gift sailor seiran from shosaikan... Else j herbin eclat de saphir does work diamine asa blue is probably there as well, diamine tsachovsky did I get the name right from the music collection may also fit the bill

[benborgmeyer]

Noodlers Henry Hudson BLue

[Djehuty]

Just a further confirmation, as if it is needed, of suggestions already made: J. Herbin Éclat de Saphir, Aurora Blue, and Binder Blurple (or a re-mix I jokingly called Binder Bluerple at one point, which is two parts Waterman Florida Blue to one of Waterman Purple). I've used all of these inks. All are beautiful blues with a bit of purple (the Waterman mix has the advantage of making it possible to choose the amount of purple to suit the circumstances and your preferences), all flow well, dry in a reasonable time, and won't gunk up your pens. None are ridiculously expensive, though if I recall correctly, by volume, Waterman is the cheapest and Herbin the most expensive.

 

For school use, I would be careful about any of the more highly-saturated inks suggested here (Noodlers, Diamine, and Private Reserve tend to be thus). Increased saturation means increased potential for troubles you may not want to deal with in a school setting, like clogged pens or gunk-encrusted nibs. You have to take more care with them, and for school I tend to favor fill-and-forget inks.

[ac12]

Waterman Serenity/Florida Blue

Despite the name blue, it has a purple tint. This purple color becomes obvious when you compare it to a BLUE ink, like PR DCSS blue.

But the wetness of your pen will also contribute to how purple the ink looks on the paper. Wetter pen will make the purple more pronounced than a dry pen.

Edited April 2, 2015 by ac12

[jmccarty3]

Another advantage of J. Herbin Eĉlat de Saphir is that you can buy it in a 100 ml bottle. Saves money and is easier to fill.