This has been a fun read. I am another one who thinks ink is a bit more vibrant and navy is a bit more dull.

I'm totally confused, so I'm with you.
I had thought ink blue was a bluer, richer blue than navy, so what do I know.

What I have learned though is to give up on names and just try to look at the color! I don't wear typical navy well either--it's not really enough of an improvement on black to make a big investment--but I'm finally learning that some blues may be good for me, after I've eschewed them for years. Brighter navy and medium denim-y blue can work and so I'm keeping a lookout for some of those as an alternative to black and even to gray.
More options!

Natalie's color is cobalt - dark blue with a lot of red in it - my favorite! What we often call cobalt is electric blue - lighter and brighter. Navy is a very dark blue and ink blue is almost black-blue.
See the picture: bottom row left to right:
navy
cobalt
ink blue
electric blue

It is interesting how important is such a subtle difference in a shade of blue. Cobalt is my best blue, followed by ink. Navy is OK but often too dull - and electric blue is too light and bright

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unfrumped, I'm with you--I don't feel fab in typical navy. When I got some pieces at AT that were a blackened navy (what Angie is saying is ink blue) I did feel fab.

Sveta, WOW! Where did you find this? Cobalt is my favorite color of all time. But if it veers toward electric, I'm not sure I mind. There's a shade I think of as "royal but not cobalt"--don't know the technical difference--and it's not nearly as good.

Thanks Sveta, I did a search on the Pantone site and came up with nothing for Ink Blue.