Levenger Regal

[Inka]

I like purple inks but I run from feathering.

Levenger Regal has a nice purple color, truer to purple than my PR Tanzanite and stands up to water rinsing better.

My only drawback would be the mid-line feathering on all paper types, as seen in my written review.

It's a shame too since this is the first purple ink I've tried that has some nice shading to it, even with my XXXF+ nib...

 

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[katia]

Inka - On my monitor, Levenger Regal appears to be a dark muted purplish blue - would that be an accurate description?

I'm interested to see how this compares to Mont Blanc Violet, Levenger Amethyst or Levenger Cobalt...

Thanks! Katia

[Inka]

Inka - On my monitor, Levenger Regal appears to be a dark muted purplish blue - would that be an accurate description?

I'm interested to see how this compares to Mont Blanc Violet, Levenger Amethyst or Levenger Cobalt...

Thanks! Katia

 

I'm not the best at describing colors but I'll do my best.

I'm also trying to re-create the colors I see, using HTML code over the color names, at the end of this reply.

To my eyes and on my monitor, Levenger Regal is more a blue/purple as you've described, more so than other purples I've seen [more on the red end of the spectrum than others I've seen though].

To me, Tanzanite has more of that muted dark blue color than even Regal has, a little closer to your description of "a dark muted purplish blue".

I have not yet tried my cartridge of Amethyst, have only seen other reviews and looking inside the cartridge it is much lighter colored than the Regal in cartridge.

Regal appears to be far more saturated than Amethyst as well, the color permeating the plastic cartridge while the Amethyst does not.

 

Looking at reviews of Monteblanc Violet, such as the reviews done by Michael R. and declanh, to me it looks far more on the red prime end than Regal does.

I've never tried Monteblanc Violet so I cannot compare from experience, only by what I see online.

As a mental and online comparison I would think that Levenger Regal does indeed have more of a blue prime than MB-Violet does, far less red and more blue.

 

I do have a bottle of Cobalt Blue and several cartridges of the same.

To me, Cobalt Blue isn't a "true" prime blue color, as it has hints of reds and purples in it on porous papers.

Cobalt Blue colors can be easier seen when a drop is placed on a white paper towel and the colors separate.

It has a halo effect when doing so, not really seen when writing.

 

Given the three inks you've mentioned, plus the Tanzanite I have on hand, I'd probaly place them in an order of blue to red as follows:

L- Cobalt = mostly blue yet some reds, giving it a purplish color on some papers and with some wider nib pens.

L - Amethyst = once again, only what I've seen online, yet to me appears to be more of what I think purple to be, set more in the middle of the blue/red primes.

PR - Tanzanite = more red than Cobalt, closer to purple, yet still further on the blue end than Regal.

L - Regal = a touch more red than Cobalt and/or Tanzanite, yet still plenty of dark blue, giving it a deeper blue/purple color like a Royal Purple.

MB-Violet = from what I can tell, seeing other reviews, seems to be much further into the red end of the color spectrum than those listed above.

 

[katia]

Inka - Thank you so much for your VERY through reply!! It is most helpful And of course, thank you for the review - I am a fan of Levenger ink colors in general.