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Blue Mist

Vanness 1938 is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies

Approx. hex#4A4EB7

SheenNot typically noted

BrandVanness 1938

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 Vanness 1938

Vanness Pens is a family-run pen shop in Little Rock, Arkansas, opened by Orville Vanness in 1938 and now operated by his grandson Mike as a third-generation business. Today it is one of the best-known fountain pen and ink retailers in the US, stocking a huge range of inks alongside pens, paper and accessories. It also offers shop-exclusive house inks, including its annual Fountain Pen Day editions.

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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 Mist?

Blue Mist falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.

Does Blue Mist have sheen?

Blue Mist 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 Mist?

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 Mist?

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.