Ink Review #1134: Diamine Imperial Purple

Today’s ink is Diamine Imperial Purple. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens a while ago.

The color:

Imperial Purple is a classic medium purple.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper there’s a little bit of shading and some fun gold sheen.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, medium gold sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Imperial Purple is a little warmer than Diamine Majestic Purple, but not quite as warm as Montblanc Beatles. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 Merlot with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a good solid purple ink, and affordable too.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.