Inktend / Ink library / Cryptid - Blue

Scribal Workshop

Cryptid - Blue

Blues & navies#264CBA

Scribal Workshop is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.

Track this bottle → Find this ink ↗Also on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#264CBA
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.

Own a bottle of Cryptid - Blue?
Track fills, remaining bottle life, and your real paper swatch in Inktend.
Track it →

About Scribal Workshop

Scribal Workshop is a family-owned American maker of historically inspired inks for writing, calligraphy and illumination, founded in 2011 by Lucas Tucker. It debuted publicly at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Texas in spring 2012 and still maintains a shop there. Its range includes medieval-style writing kits and mythology-themed pigmented fountain pen inks such as Mythical Whale Blue.

United States Founded 2011
See all Scribal Workshop products →

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

Similar shades By colour distance

Solar System Collection - Mercury
Van Dieman's
Document Ink - Blue
Koh-i-noor
DC Supershow Blue
Private Reserve
Blue
Jinhao
Blu
La Kaligrafica
Azure #2
KWZ

Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.