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Venvstas

Mirtillo

Blues & navies#5170B5

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#5170B5
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.

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About Venvstas

Venvstas is a design-focused pen brand that first drew attention in the mid-2010s in Paris with minimalist carbon-fibre fountain pens such as the Carbon T. Established in its current form in 2019 by a member of the Carmignani family, it is now based in Parma, Italy, where it makes fountain pens, rollerballs, inks and accessories inspired by Vitruvian design principles.

Italy Founded 2019
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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 Mirtillo?
Mirtillo falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Mirtillo have sheen?
Mirtillo 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 Mirtillo?
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 Mirtillo?
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.