Ink Review #528: Taccia Murasaki Purple

Next let’s take a look at Taccia Murasaki Purple. Thanks to Pen Chalet for sending a sample over for review.

The color:

Murasaki Purple is a beautiful medium purple. This color actually reminds me of Barney. It’s Barney purple.

Swabs:

In large swabs there is some pretty shading and just a little bit of bright green 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, low sheen, and no shimmer. The sheen is only visible in a flex nib and large swabs on Tomoe River paper.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering in the larger nib sizes and a little bit of bleeding in the flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Murasaki Purple is closest to Monteverde Amethyst. Click here to see the Taccia inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a broad architect Platinum 3776 Nice and a fine Montegrappa Copper Mule on Tomoe River 68gsm. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s well behaved at an affordable price, but I can’t help thinking of Barney every time I see it. It’s a lovely purple ink.

Disclaimer: A sample of this ink was provided by Pen Chalet for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links, but this post is not sponsored in any way.