The 3 Most Intense Blue Inks (Other Than Bay State Blue)

[Fabienne]

What do you think are the 3 most intense blues other than Bay State Blue? This in the face of different pens, papers, atmospheric pressures, wind speed, sun spots, etc.

[Millefleurs]

Hmm...good question. Of those I've tried, my three picks would be Private Reserve Electric DC Blue, Iroshizuku Asa-Gao (or maybe Kon-Peki) and Noodler's Liberty Elysium. Though it's been a long time since I tried BSB, so I might be way off base.

[jmccarty3]

Take a look at De Atramentis Hyacinth.

 

http://www.gouletpens.com/De_Atramentis_Scented_Hyacinth_p/da2114.htm

[carlos.q]

Diamine Sapphire is a nice intense blue:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/227210-diamine-sapphire-blue/

[jmccarty3]

Of the sapphire inks out there, I find Edelstein to be more substantial than Diamine or J. Herbin, although all three are very nice inks. I use all of them quite a bit.

[AllenG]

R&K blue mere

Noodler's Midway

[cellmatrix]

In addition to the inks already mentioned I would like to add parker penman sapphire it's quite vivid and beautiful

[FountainPenCowgirl]

Definitely PR Electric DC Blue.

[Abner C. Kemp]

PR DC Blue

Parker Penman Sapphire

Noodler's Liberty's Elysium

[sarahfar]

Parker Penman Sapphire is the most interesting of blues hands down... Of course, like BSB it had a reputation for problems, namely clogging where BSB is staining.

 

Of the Moderns there are a few like Omas, Visconti Blue, Diamine Majestic, Iro TY and Private Reserves Blues. I really like Omas Roma and successors as well as Iro Asa Ago. Visconti is very nice too.

 

But no way around Parker Penman is the king....

[dneal]

Take a look at De Atramentis Hyacinth.

 

http://www.gouletpens.com/De_Atramentis_Scented_Hyacinth_p/da2114.htm

 

Note that Hyacinth is De Atramentis blue with scent added, so you can get the color without the scent.

[Algester]

Bungbox Sapphire (given Penman Sapphire's blue rep),Sailor Souten, Sailor Kon-Peki

[Namo]

Parker Penman Sapphire is the most interesting of blues hands down... Of course, like BSB it had a reputation for problems, namely clogging where BSB is staining.

 

Of the Moderns there are a few like Omas, Visconti Blue, Diamine Majestic, Iro TY and Private Reserves Blues. I really like Omas Roma and successors as well as Iro Asa Ago. Visconti is very nice too.

 

But no way around Parker Penman is the king....

Using the Parker P. Sapphir for the last six months in my beloved Lamy2Km, and no problem so far, the bottle being almost empty. From what I've read (incl. here), the clogging problem concerned the black and brown colors. This is quite an ink, by the way, both the color and the behavior on paper are just perfect!

[jmccarty3]

I'm not seeing a plain De Atramentis "Blue." The closest ink of theirs that I can find to Hyacinth is Sapphire Blue, but the swabs don't look quite the same on the Goulet site.

 

Of course, with the Hyacinth you can write invitations to candlelight suppers or riparian entertainments, and you can use your Royal Doulton with the hand painted periwinkles.

[Notgatherox]

Diamine Majestic Blue and Noodler's Liberty Elysium.

 

 

~Epic

[HalloweenHJB]

I just happened to do an ink comparison of the inks I had in my desk, and here are the results. Next to Bay State Blue, I'd add PR's Cosmic Cobalt.

 

[Algester]

Van Gogh Cobalt?!

http://i.imgur.com/Frg4NQt.jpg

[amberleadavis]

Wow, thank you.

[vossad01]

Van Gogh Cobalt?!

http://i.imgur.com/Frg4NQt.jpg

 

I really like this! What am I looking at?

 

Sorry if a double post appears, I thought I submitted this earlier but I do not see the post.

[Icywolfe]

I would say Sheaffer Skrip Peacock is a very instense blue, but it's more of a lighter shade of blue.