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Ooly

Light Blue

Blues & navies#2DAED8

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#2DAED8
SheenNot typically noted
BrandOoly

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 Ooly

Ooly is an American stationery and art supplies company headquartered in Carlsbad, California, founded in 2005 as International Arrivals and rebranded as OOLY in 2017. It designs playful, colorful school and craft supplies, including inexpensive fountain pens and gel pens aimed largely at kids and casual writers.

United States Founded 2005
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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 Light Blue?
Light Blue falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Light Blue have sheen?
Light 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 Light 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 Light 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.