Ink Review #778: Diamine Steel Blue

I love teal inks, especially in the summer so I checked for teal inks I haven’t reviewed in my ink drawer and came up with Diamine Steel Blue. It’s a gorgeous bright teal. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens.

The color:

Steel Blue is a bright, medium teal.

Swabs:

In large swabs the ink has a little bit of pretty red 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: 10 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, tiny sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper the ink feathered in all nib sizes and had a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Steel Blue is a little bit darker than Diamine Marine. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M600 Turquoise with a broad nib on Tomoe River paper. The ink had an average flow. I really like this pen/ink combo.

Overall, I really like this ink. Diamine does a great job with teal inks, and this one is another winner.

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.