Sailor Kobe no. 36 Indigo Blue

**gylyf** · June 19th, 2013, 08:47 AM

Once again, I had high hopes for this ink, and once again, I'm a little disappointed, though this is has a lot more to do with my expectations than with any problem with the ink itself. Based on the name and the (admittedly) small swab, I was expecting something a little bluer. Instead, this ink has a greenish cast to it that reminds me of inks like Tsuki-yo and Diamine Prussian Blue. It behaves flawlessly, but the color is not quite what I had in mind. I ended up selling this one as well.

**Honey Mustard** · June 26th, 2013, 09:40 PM

I quite like it! Looks like a slightly more vibrant Eau de Nil on my screen.

You wouldn't happen to have tried #40 Sumiyoshi brown or #32 Tamon purple grey, would you? I've been looking for reviews on those with no luck.

**Rollo the Cat** · June 27th, 2013, 10:41 AM

Is that really Indigo? I can't tell on my screen. It should be the purple end of blue, shouldn't it?

**UK Mike** · June 28th, 2013, 12:36 PM

Whatever the description of "indigo blue", it does look like a pleasant ink and an appealing colour.

Wikipaedia has indigo on paper looking like this > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...act_sample.jpg So I guess its not far off

Very good review

**snedwos** · June 28th, 2013, 01:02 PM

I've read somewhere that Newton only placed indigo in between blue and violet because he wanted seven colours.

Edit: researched a bit and found that he thought there was a connection between the colours of the rainbow, the days of the week and the musical notes.

**gylyf** · June 29th, 2013, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by Honey Mustard

I quite like it! Looks like a slightly more vibrant Eau de Nil on my screen.

You wouldn't happen to have tried #40 Sumiyoshi brown or #32 Tamon purple grey, would you? I've been looking for reviews on those with no luck.

No, sorry, only a few of the blues!

**Rollo the Cat** · June 29th, 2013, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by UK Mike

Whatever the description of "indigo blue", it does look like a pleasant ink and an appealing colour.

Wikipaedia has indigo on paper looking like this > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...act_sample.jpg So I guess its not far off

Very good review

I was asking because the computer screen here doesn't always give an accurate color rendering.

Here is the Indigo ink I want...

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Afr...hoto257181.htm

**pocketses** · June 29th, 2013, 10:18 PM

This actually IS my kind of blue. Thanks for the comparisons, now it lands on the wishlist as I like Diamine Prussian.

**gylyf** · June 30th, 2013, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by Rollo the Cat

Originally Posted by UK Mike

Whatever the description of "indigo blue", it does look like a pleasant ink and an appealing colour.

Wikipaedia has indigo on paper looking like this > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...act_sample.jpg So I guess its not far off

Very good review

I was asking because the computer screen here doesn't always give an accurate color rendering.

Here is the Indigo ink I want...

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Afr...hoto257181.htm

When I think of indigo, I think of a very dark denim, verging on purple. I think the Deep Dark Blue Diamine makes for Cult Pens and De Atramentis's Indigo are probably the closest I've seen.

Originally Posted by pocketses

This actually IS my kind of blue. Thanks for the comparisons, now it lands on the wishlist as I like Diamine Prussian.

I wish I still had some Prussian Blue, as I would have liked to compare the two. But based on old writings, they do seen quite comparable, with the PB being perhaps a little bluer than the Kobe.