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Viola

Gourmet Pens is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.

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Specs

Color familyPurples

Approx. hex#7666B1

SheenNot typically noted

BrandGourmet Pens

Paper & pairing

Purples sit at the boundary of professional and playful, one of the more personality-forward choices that still reads clearly on the page. 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 Gourmet Pens

Gourmet Pens is the stationery brand of Canadian blogger and content creator Azizah Asgarali, spanning a long-running pen and ink review blog, a YouTube channel and an online shop operated by Gourmet Pens Industries Inc. The brand has released collaboration inks with makers and retailers such as P.W. Akkerman The Hague and Epitome Pens.

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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 Viola?

Viola falls into Inktend's purples family based on its typical swatch color.

Does Viola have sheen?

Viola 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 Viola?

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 Viola?

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.