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Krishna

India Series - Chennai

Blues & navies#497B75

An India-based small-batch ink maker known for unusual, often multi-tone sheening colors.

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#497B75
SheenNot typically noted
BrandKrishna

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 Krishna

A small-batch Indian ink maker known for unusual, often multi-tone sheening colors.

India Founded c. 2018
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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 India Series - Chennai?
India Series - Chennai falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does India Series - Chennai have sheen?
India Series - Chennai 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 India Series - Chennai?
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 India Series - Chennai?
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.