Why ?

When I was at school, the blue was erasable. Not the black.

Is it still the same ?

i have something again blue ink, i dont know where that came from. So black for me but other colors are great too but they have to write well.

Blue, so you can tell originals from copies. JD

I prefer black then deep red.. then blue black.. blue the least

Sepia (brown). The color ink was two thousand years ago, straight from the squid.

I use both from time to time. Variety is the spice of life as they say.

How 'bout blue-black? Pel B-B is a fav of mine.

I like blue but I am so used to using black, being in the medical field, that I have trouble using anything but black.

I like blue. Black for some reason just doesn't look right to me when I write. I find myself fidgeting and looking for a blue inked pen when I'm using a black (cheap throwaways, that is. I have no Black FP ink).

PRAG

Mine, too. But if I had to choose between blue and black, I'd go for blue.

I have to say black as well. I use blue from time to time (especially legal lapis from noodlers) but i have to have black in my primary pen. Blue just doesn't look right on the yellow legal pads I prefer.

I prefer blue to black because black is a little boring sometimes. One of my favorite ink is PR DC Supershow blue.

Black. I should try more color, but black will always be the staple.

Turquoise

I like blue. There are a lot of blues to pick from

Blue-black with a dash of purple and a hint of brown.
No blue-blacks of Waterman or Parker as these are too green for me.

Mike

For extremely important documents, I'd use blue, so that I can tell original documents from photo-copies and whatnot.

But otherwise, I use jet-black.

Recently I have been forced into using black ink because one of the exam boards requires answers to be written with that colour. If I had the choice however, definitely blue. There are so many fantastic variations, often with lovely shading (compared to black), and they just seem more lively.

Yay for blues! <3

I have one bottle of Noodlers Black for the bulletproof qualities and use it rather infrequently. I prefer blues and blue blacks, but have just added some violet and blue/violets to the mix as well. My signature color used to always be green, but I've gotten tired of Waterman green and need to find an alternative green ink, some sort of deep emerald green.

I have yet to use anything other than LAMY Blue/Black and Diamine Prussion Blue. Just can't find any other colors I like.

In general I prefer blue but I haven't found the perfect blue. I want a Baystate Blue without the staining. =(

Perfect black is HOD! Peace!

I find that I like a brilliant black as night ink but love blue inks. Pelikan brilliant black and Aurora black are my favourites, along with Waterman Florida Blue and PR DC SS Blue and other saturated blue inks.

I prefer blues and blue-black inks for writing. I do love my blues... turquoise, teal, cerulean, oh my!

I have been using Mt. Blanc blue for many years. Not much interest in this shade from forum members, but I find that it flows well and is a very cheery color.

Hello Bilbok,

no it is no longer the same, there are now many blues that are waterproof and bulletproof. Most of the black I tried had at least some resistance to water. So you can very well find blues that are very resistant. Like some mentionned if you limit yourself to those 2 colors for business reason you could be surprised by many browns that are deep and serious enough.

Good luck in your quest for your the perfect ink, it is a neverending story in my case

I prefer blue ink. It just looks nicer to me. I use Noodler's Polar Blue, which is bulletproof.

blue

Yes. Both. Kinda. I want a Blue so dark it's almost black, (but noooo, it's still Blue) Noodlers and Pelikan BB both didn't do it for me but my best so far has been Noodler's Midnight Blue. Still just a hair too Blue (think it needs just a scoush of Noodlers Black).

A "true" BLUE/black works for me.

Bruce in Ocala, FL

i pref. black. Not sure why just do

Blue. I use it for everything except labeling file folders. For that I use Aurora Black.

I used to like black (Parker Penman Black), but now I prefer blue. There are many shades to choose from and I like trying them all. The only variation one gets with black is shades of grey.

Hey! You're not the only one. I happen to use and like Montblanc Blue -- but only in my Montblanc pens. I'm not sure why others dislike this color. It is definitely a darker and richer color than Parker Quink Washable Blue.

My main blues are Waterman, Sheaffer, Dupont, and Sailor, but Montblanc is always there with them on the "frequently used" shelf.