Overall Impression: This is a really washed out looking ink. The shading is good and it's a true blue, if a somewhat watery one. However, the very acidic pH of 3 makes me reluctant to inflict it on my pens.
This scan may have just a hair too much of a purple cast to it. However, this is pretty darned close.
Color Category: Blue
Saturation: Poor
Shading: Very Good
Drying Speed: Fair
Opacity: Fair
Feathering Resistance: Fair
Flow: Good
Bleed through Resistance: Fair
Water Resistance: Poor*
Light Fastness: Poor*
pH: 3.0*
Archival: (pH neutral & light fast): No
Special Features: "Royale blue can be eradicated and washed outof most textiles" - from Pelikan's Website
Avaliable in Bottles (30mL, 50mL and 62.5mL bottles plus International Size Short or Long Cartridges)
Quantity: 50 mL (1.69070 fl.oz. (US) ounces)
Bottle Shape: Old style short rectangular bottle with pen rest (similar to J. Herbin).
MSR Price per bottle as of 4/27/09: $13.10 (Higher because of the pen rest bottle)
Price per mL: $0.22
Good Color Matches:
*From Clark, Greg; Fountain Pen Inks A Sampler; 2006 Edition, page 11
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