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Auchan

Royal blue

Blues & navies#4E66E6

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#4E66E6
SheenNot typically noted
BrandAuchan

Paper & pairing

Blues and navies are the most broadly "safe" fountain pen colors: legible, professional, and unlikely to raise eyebrows in an office. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.

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About Auchan

Auchan is a French multinational retail group founded in 1961 by Gérard Mulliez in Roubaix and headquartered in Croix. It operates thousands of hypermarkets, supermarkets, and convenience stores across Europe, Africa, and Asia, selling own-brand goods including stationery.

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Storing and using the bottle

Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.

Frequently asked questions

What color family is Royal blue?
Royal blue falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Royal blue have sheen?
Royal blue is not typically noted for sheen. If you want that effect, browse similarly colored inks tagged with sheen in the ink library.
How should I store a bottle of Royal blue?
Years, easily, as long as it stays capped and out of direct sunlight. The thing that actually shortens an ink's usable life is sitting unused inside a pen, not sitting on a shelf.
What paper works best with Royal blue?
It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.