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I really like purple ink, but I've been having trouble finding one I really like. I'm looking for suggestions. I've tried Noodler's Purple and La Couluer Royale. They are OK, but I'm looking for something a little better, maybe a little darker. Montblanc Lavender purple seems like an interesting option.

 

What's your favorite purple?

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Diamine Amethyst which is the closest to a purple ink I found from an autograph in my father-in-law's high school yearbook dated 1933.

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Black purples

 

Bungbox Ink of the witch

Sankodo Nishikisan Blaxk purple

Sailor Shigure

 

 

Not a black purple, but still decent, Joyful-2 Honda Purple Heart.

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Sailor shigure and nioi-simure (sp?). Readily available inks.

 

I've also always enjoyed OS Mark Twain Halley's Comet.

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As a "pure" purple, Waterman's. Ideal for mixing.

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Lamy Dark Lilac, Noodler's North African Violet, MB Lavender Purple, Edelstein Amethyst, Noodler's Purple Heart, Pelikan Violet, Private Reserve Ebony Purple, R&K Scabiosa, Sheaffer Purple, Diamine Purple Pizzazz, and vintage Quink Violet.

I like the color of Diamine Damson, but the ink is fairly dry.

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My favorites are Diamine Amazing Amethyst and Noodlers V-Mail North African Violet.

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J. Herbin's Larmes De Cassis. It's like crushed blackcurrants and it is delicious.

 

EDIT: No please don't actually taste it

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Montblanc Lavender Purple is a lovely ink. I have it in one of my pens right now.

 

J Herbin Poussiere de Lune is a dark, dusty purple leaning toward red.

 

Diamine Grape is an attractive, dark black-purple color but does not flow well in some pens.

 

Rohrer and Klingner Scabiosa is a fascinating ink that looks dark on many papers, but it is an iron gall ink, and one has to be sure not to leave the pen unused for long periods of time.

 

I would also recommend Kaweco Summer Purple, Pelikan 4001 Violet, TAG Kyoto Soft Snow of Ohara, and (if you like very bright colors) Rohrer and Klingner Solferino.

 

Another ink I often use is Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki Shikibu, but it isn't very dark.

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Adding to the previous post, I think Murasaki Shikibu is a magical color, like something from another time. In addition, I like Waterman Tender Purple, J Herbin Larmes de Cassis, and Bung Box Imperial Purple, which I like more each time I use it.

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Please have a look at Iroshizuku Yama Budo. It is a very smooth ink with a wonderful color that I am becoming addicted to. You can usually find it on Amazon or eBay for about US$20/bottle. It's wonderful!

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/290752-yama-budo-pilot-iroshizuku/

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Waterman purple is very attractive, but the most fugitive of all my inks. Alas, a lot of purples fared poorly in Amberlea Davis's giant fade tests. Noodler's Purple looks like a possibility, but I have no information on its lightfastness.

I am doing a four-way fade-off between De Atramentis Aubergine, Diamine Damson, and Noodler's Violet and Purple Martin, which Damson is winning. It's very close in color to a black plum, which is a bit dark for my tastes. Aubergine is the most faded of the lot.

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Please have a look at Iroshizuku Yama Budo. It is a very smooth ink with a wonderful color that I am becoming addicted to. You can usually find it on Amazon or eBay for about US$20/bottle. It's wonderful!

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/290752-yama-budo-pilot-iroshizuku/

 

 

I tried a sample of Yama Budo, because I thought it looked like a nice purple in images I've seen online. The sample I got is really pink. It's more of a magenta than a purple. Much too pink for my tastes.

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