Ink Review #1167: Diamine Midnight

Diamine Midnight has been sitting in my ink drawer for white a while, so it’s time to test it out! I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens a few years ago.

The color:

Midnight is a dark, slightly unsaturated blue.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper you can see some of the black 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: no shading, high black sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Midnight is a little bit lighter than Diamine Cult Pens Deep Dark Blue, and less saturated than Diamine Regency Blue. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Pastel Blue with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a nice dark blue ink. It’s pretty close to Diamine Cult Pens Deep Dark Blue so you probably don’t need both of them.

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.