Ink Review #2770: Rohrer & Klingner Magenta

Rohrer & Klingner Magenta is from the standard R&K lineup. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Magenta is a medium magenta purple.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper it has a little bit of shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 50 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Magenta is closest to PenBBS 258 First Love. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a TWSBI Mini Grape with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink, and affordable too! I appreciate that R&K inks typically work well and don’t break the bank.

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