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Tramol

Blue Black

Blues & navies#00438E

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#00438E
SheenNot typically noted
BrandTramol

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 Tramol

Tramol is a Chinese stationery company established in 2017 that manufactures pens, notebooks and writing supplies. Its fountain pen ink catalog is particularly extensive, spanning pigment, shimmer and sheening inks sold at accessible prices, which has made it a popular budget-friendly brand among ink enthusiasts.

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