When it looks slightly watered down, it may only be on a part of a letter and is not the case all the time, but on those areas it looks more like a deep deep blue instead of a solid black.

The black is a little better but has the same problems of being a high maintainance ink

Other more expensive blacks don't do as well..

A classic black.

A little darker than gray, but not a true BLACK that is rich.

Strong black.

The black for the Parker seems to be a little thin I would prefer to use either sailor or noodlers ink black

One star off because while the permanent black is still readable after getting wet, it gets smeary.

Despite how the reputation of this ink precedes it, I find that the actual experience and quality pales in comparison to that of the lesser known Waterman ink: Waterman 1.7 oz Ink Bottle for Fountain Pens, Intense Black (S0110710) 

It is not the very darkest black.

Dries fast, not a solid black - has a greyish tint

Opted for this as an everyday ink, figured Parker was a good brand and black was a good color choice

Brilliant ink for ink pens, good quality black.

Not only did not leak, it was the darkest black, almost the same as my Noodler's bulletproof black ink!!I am not a serious collector, my collection of fountain pens is very modest, but I have never seen such dramatic differences with different pen configurations.

I was expecting a deeper richer black

It is a good, basic black with no notable undertones of other colors noticeable on decent paper.

The ink is a rich black and produces a nice clear bold line

I mean, it goes on a nice deep black, then becomes an unappealing, washed out grey

I only wish the ink were a darker black.

Good deep black and usually ends up pretty smooth on paperAttractive glass bottle with nice label on face and Parker name and symbol on topLasts long

Its not the darkest black but its very good color, works soomthly and writes well, also seems to be permanent

Other more expensive blacks don't do as well..

I am very satisfied with the quality of this ink, a very dark black, looking great on the page

I've been using Parker ink for years, this PERMANENT Black is more solid than the previous ones.

I didn't want a super black blackety black

I just started using my ink, and I love it, when it dries it comes out a little lighter, but still a good black.

It is NOT solid black but bluish watery black

Very nice ink but does not put out a solid black.

It isn't a very nice DARK black, but kinda very light black

the ink was a nice dark black and so far hasn't given me any troubles (although admittedly I have only used it in writing 2 two full length documents)

the ink was a nice dark black and so far hasn't given me any troubles (although admittedly I have only used it in writing 2 two full length documents)

It isn't a very nice DARK black, but kinda very light black

the color is a beautiful, deep black that you don't get from most ball point pens

flows nice as well as true black in color

I love the blue black of this ink

The Parker black is a bit more muted and understated, almost a deep gray/black than vibrant black

Dries very quickly but not as dark as I would like.

The pen scratched more as if there wasn't a good flow of ink.

I use this with my Jinhao X450, and Bulow X750 pens, as well as with my dip pen

I personally love this feeling, as it allows more artistic expression when using the Parallel Pens

I use it to write on regular college ruled paper as well as in notebooks for taking class notes

the packaging wasnt as pretty as in the picture but its the same thing

I immediately installed it in my fountain pen and it works as it is supposed to.

great as always

Looks like blue ink, works as it should, no issues.