Looking For A Dark Blue Recommendation

[mke]

> Sailor Yonaga

is a Shikiori ink: 夜長 (13-1008-219)

https://www.sailor.co.jp/lineup/fountainpen-others/13-1008-2

[aardvarkbark]

Diamine Denim and Oxford are my favorite dark blues.

[Misfit]

I don't often see De Atrementis Sherlock Holmes recommended, but it's a dark blue ink I enjoy and use often.

 

+1

This is the ink I was going to suggest.

[MHBru]

Iroshizuku asa gao

[samasry]

Pilot Iroshizuku Morning Glory (asa-gao) blue

 

Kind of blue (Miles Davis playing in the background)

[silverlifter]

Montblanc Miles Davis Blue is a travesty. Miles would be ashamed to have such an anaemic, unpreposessing colour named after him.

 

A blue deserving of the Miles Davis name would be dark, striking and vivid; not the swill that Montblanc have bottled and traduced the name of a bona fide musical legend with...

[samasry]

Montblanc Miles Davis Blue is a travesty. Miles would be ashamed to have such an anaemic, unpreposessing colour named after him.

 

A blue deserving of the Miles Davis name would be dark, striking and vivid; not the swill that Montblanc have bottled and traduced the name of a bona fide musical legend with...

 

You have given me more credit than I deserve. I was not aware of the existence of MB Miles Davis blue at all.

I was simply referring to the fact that some people may consider the Asa-Gao from Iro as not really pure Blue color

So I thought to say to them, "it is some kinda of blue" then the melody from Miles Davis "kind of blue" ran in my head, so I just put the music background. Little that I know, that someone from MB has gone through the same thought process decades earlier.

 

I have not tried nor do I plan to try any MB product I like to get good value for my money, and there is an inherent name-bragging tax built in the price of MB products. This is just my humble view, and since value is subjective and to each his own. I am sure MB is amazing deal for others, so MB fans please ignore my opinion, it is only for my own personal consumption

Edited June 15, 2019 by salmasry

[silverlifter]

Oh I leapt to a conclusion there...

 

Asa-Gao is a lovely blue: one of my favourites

[penzel_washinkton]

Dark blue is always a tricky one to recommend.

Do you truly mean a very dark blue or are you fine venturing into the blue-black territory?

[TSherbs]

Montblanc Miles Davis Blue is a travesty. Miles would be ashamed to have such an anaemic, unpreposessing colour named after him.

 

A blue deserving of the Miles Davis name would be dark, striking and vivid; not the swill that Montblanc have bottled and traduced the name of a bona fide musical legend with...

Well put. That ink is an insult to the man and to jazz more broadly.

[TSherbs]

Diamine Denim is my vote.

[Stevieraith]

Dark blue is always a tricky one to recommend.

Do you truly mean a very dark blue or are you fine venturing into the blue-black territory?

I am ok from very dark blue upwards

 

Geeting some great suggestions here, have 2-3 on order now