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Fritzschimpf

winterwind [cool blue]

Blues & navies#26586F

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#26586F
SheenNot typically noted

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 Fritzschimpf

Fritz Schimpf is a family-run specialty shop for paper and writing culture in Tübingen, Germany, in business since 1880. Its corner storefront is locally known as the 'Schimpfeck'. Alongside fine writing instruments and papers, the shop offers fountain pen inks under its own label, such as Fritz Schimpf Zwischenlicht.

Germany Founded 1880
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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 winterwind [cool blue]?
winterwind [cool blue] falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does winterwind [cool blue] have sheen?
winterwind [cool 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 winterwind [cool 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 winterwind [cool 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.