Suggestions For A Navy / Dark Blue Ink?

[aurore]

What about Cultpens Deep Dark Blue (made by Diamine)?

[pennylink]

What about Cultpens Deep Dark Blue (made by Diamine)?

Good call. I ordered a sample of this too!

[bone215]

I also am looking for a dark blue ink.

 

I am interesting in your impressions of your new inks.

 

Thanks for starting this thread.

[pennylink]

I also am looking for a dark blue ink.

 

I am interesting in your impressions of your new inks.

 

Thanks for starting this thread.

 

A sample of Diamine Midnight arrived today. It's a very wet ink and pretty close in colour to the drawing in my original post, although perhaps a little more blue-black than navy.

 

Am still waiting on samples of Sargasso Sea and Cult Pens Deep Dark Blue.

 

Diamine Regency Blue is also a very nice blue, but has more red/purple in it than what I'm looking for.

 

From the Diamine range I very much like Oxford Blue for general writing (even though it's a lighter blue than the ink in the drawing).

[ayrinoodles]

Noodler's 54th Massachusetts

[dumaresq]

If, after trying them samples, you find

 

Diamine Midnight too grey,

Sargasso Sea too bright,

Deep Dark Blue too dark,

Regency Blue too purple,

Oxford Blue too green,

 

I suggest: Private Reserve "Electric DC Blue"

Edited November 7, 2018 by dumaresq

[pennylink]

If, after trying them samples, you find

 

Diamine Midnight too grey,

Sargasso Sea too bright,

Deep Dark Blue too dark,

Regency Blue too purple,

Oxford Blue too green,

 

I suggest: Private Reserve "Electric DC Blue"

 

Interesting proposition Thank you for the suggestion.

Edited November 7, 2018 by pennylink

[aurore]

 

 

I suggest: Private Reserve "Electric DC Blue"

 

...and you find it too red and also soon alsmost impossible to buy since no longer made

[Noihvo]

 

...and you find it too red and also soon alsmost impossible to buy since no longer made

 

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/340606-i-must-be-losing-my-mind-where-to-buy-private-reserve/?p=4126869

[aurore]

 

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/340606-i-must-be-losing-my-mind-where-to-buy-private-reserve/?p=4126869

 

Very true. But they were inconsistent even before, so I am not sure how much claims shall be fulfilled.

My bet would to try first all suitable Diamine inks considering how consistent and well behaved they are and only then eventually experiment with PR. Just my 2c

[Rob G]

I just ordered a bottle of Electric Blue from the "new" Private Reserve. I will report the results.

 

I, too, have been looking for a real (translation: dark) navy blue. Most of the inks listed herein were non-starters... too light. I've tried all of the Diamines and Visconti, as well. Most wound up down the drain of my kitchen sink.

 

Find a good color-balanced picture of a Navy pea-coat or dress officer's uniform. That's the blue I'm looking for. I could live with a slight shift towards the red end of the spectrum, but greens are a deal-breaker.

[CoolBreeze]

Any updates from OP on what worked?

[pennylink]

I just ordered a bottle of Electric Blue from the "new" Private Reserve. I will report the results.

 

I, too, have been looking for a real (translation: dark) navy blue. Most of the inks listed herein were non-starters... too light. I've tried all of the Diamines and Visconti, as well. Most wound up down the drain of my kitchen sink.

 

Find a good color-balanced picture of a Navy pea-coat or dress officer's uniform. That's the blue I'm looking for. I could live with a slight shift towards the red end of the spectrum, but greens are a deal-breaker.

 

Any updates from OP on what worked?

 

So far I've tried Diamine Oxford, Midnight, Sargasso, Regency, Denim, Cult Pens Deep Dark Blue, and Sailor Shigure. None yet are quite what I'm looking for (in terms of matching the drawing in my original post), but if you're looking for a navy blue without green or purple overtones you may want to give Cult Pens Deep Dark Blue a try.

[MHBru]

How about waterman serenity blue? With my visconti van gogh broad its way darker than online swatches look.

Edited February 6, 2019 by MHBru