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Laywine's

Kind of Blue Pacific Blue

Blues & navies#104950

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#104950
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 Laywine's

Laywine's is a family-owned fine pen and stationery shop in Toronto, Canada, which opened in September 1987. It carries a curated international selection of fountain, ballpoint and rollerball pens, pencils, inks, notebooks and desk accessories. The business operates both a physical store and an online shop serving Canada, the United States and international customers.

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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 Kind of Blue Pacific Blue?
Kind of Blue Pacific Blue falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Kind of Blue Pacific Blue have sheen?
Kind of Blue Pacific 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 Kind of Blue Pacific 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 Kind of Blue Pacific 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.