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Purple

Thornton's Luxury Goods is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.

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Specs

Color familyPurples

Approx. hex#BE21FB

SheenNot typically noted

BrandThornton's Luxury Goods

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 Thornton's Luxury Goods

Thornton's Luxury Goods is an American pen and stationery retailer based in Hickory Hills, Illinois, just outside Chicago. It sells writing instruments and accessories through its website and Amazon, including a store-brand line of affordable fountain pen inks (standard colors and highlighter shades) manufactured in the UK and Slovenia.

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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 Purple?

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

Does Purple have sheen?

Purple 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 Purple?

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 Purple?

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.