Ink

For other pages associated with ink, see Ink (disambiguation).

Ink in action in a pre-release version of Arowana Mall.

Ink is the main projectile used in the Splatoon series as well as a means of navigation. It comes in a variety of team-based colors that are randomized with each battle. Walls and ground alike can be covered with ink, but it goes through grates and cannot be applied to ink-resistant surfaces such as glass, tarps, and bumpers present in some stages. It allows players a degree of stealthiness, as Inklings and Octolings in squid and octopus forms can hide in their ink and ambush enemies. The signature ink colors are orange/blue for Splatoon, pink/green for Splatoon 2, and yellow/blue for Splatoon 3.

Purposes

The effects of moving in enemy ink.

A squid partially hiding in its team's ink.

An Inkling using an inkrail.

Ink can be used in a variety of ways, including as a projectile. Being hit by enemy ink causes players to take damage and become visible to their opponents on the map. After taking enough damage, players are splatted and eventually respawn. When attempting to swim or walk through enemy ink, Inklings and Octolings take damage, though this alone cannot splat them. Their movements also become very slow, and if they are in squid or octopus form, they are forced back into humanoid form. Equipping gear with the Ink Resistance Up ability helps to reduce the effects of being in enemy ink, and, in Splatoon only, Defense Up can be used to reduce damage taken from being hit by it.

Ink can also be fired at various inkable surfaces and other characters. Once a surface is coated in ink, players of the same ink color can swim through it, allowing them to move more quickly and climb up walls. When staying still in their ink, players can hide and ambush enemies, and when swimming fast enough they only create small ripples. Equipping gear with the Ninja Squid ability hides these ripples entirely, further improving the wearer's ability to move undetected.

In Splatoon 2, improved graphics were added to ink, including better shading, brightness, and sharpness.

Droplets and trails where players swam in ink are more distinct in Splatoon 2.

Main weapons and sub weapons both require ink, with the specific amount needed varying between different weapons. Ink requirements can be reduced by equipping the Ink Saver (Main), Ink Saver (Sub), Last-Ditch Effort, and Comeback abilities. If players do not have enough ink to use a weapon, they are warned of it and their ink tank flashes with a large red "X". Ink slowly refills automatically, but swimming in one's ink refills it much faster. Ink Recovery Up increases the speed at which ink is regained.

Some devices allow ink to be used in even more ways. Inkrails and Ride rails exist for transportation, as Inklings and Octolings in squid and octopus forms can use them to get to otherwise inaccessible areas. Sponges expand for use as a platform when hit by the player's ink and shrink when hit by that of an opponent. Splat-Switches, when covered with ink, cause objects to move. Ink can also be used to spin propellers, which power the movement of various platforms. Finally, Balloon Fishes can be popped with ink to create an explosion much in the manner of player bombs.

Color sets

For more information, see Template:InkT and Template:Ink.

Neutral color values are used for objects such as barriers and the Squid Bumpers in the Shooting Range and can help with identifying a set. However, some sets seem to use different values for some objects. In Splatoon 3, this color is also used on a few HUD elements, such as on the "GAME!" screen that appears at the end of a match, the map to indicate neutral objectives - such as un-captured Splat Zones or Towers - and to highlight the currently selected player.

Ink color names come from what they are called in each game's files. Some names do not match the visible color; the reason for this is unknown.

Color sets used in-game are listed below.

Color sets in Splatoon

Online Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer
Turf War
	Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
				N/A
	Pink	Green	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Pink	Blue	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Pink	Orange	Neutral	N/A
				The signature colors of Splatoon.
	Orange	Blue	Neutral	The signature colors of Splatoon.
				N/A
	Green	Purple	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Turquoise	Orange	Neutral	N/A
				Despite being called "DarkBlue" in the game files, the Bravo team actually uses an orange color instead. Added in Version 2.0.0 (Splatoon).
	Light Blue	DarkBlue	Neutral
				Unused. Added in Version 2.0.0 (Splatoon).
	Light Blue	Yellow	Neutral	Unused. Added in Version 2.0.0 (Splatoon).
				N/A
	Blue	Lime	Neutral	N/A
Ranked Battle
	Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
				N/A
	Yellow	Lilac	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Green	Mazenta	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Lumigreen	Purple	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Lightgreen	Blue	Neutral	N/A
				Despite being called "Pink" in the game files, the Bravo team actually uses a purple color instead.
	Soda	Pink	Neutral
				N/A
	Green	Orange	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Darkblue	Yellow	Neutral	N/A

Octo Valley

Octo Valley
Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
			N/A
Orange	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Night Marigold	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Marigold	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			Despite being called "Yellow" in the game files, the player actually uses a green color instead.
Yellow	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral
			N/A
Green	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Lumi Green	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Night Lumi Green	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			Unused.
Moth Green	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	Unused.
			N/A
Soda	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Turquoise	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Lilac	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Dark Blue	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A

Splatfest

North America ^{[note 2]}
Alpha	Bravo

Cats	Dogs

Roller Coasters	Water Slides

Marshmallows	Hot Dogs

Autobots	Decepticons

Art	Science

Cars	Planes

Pirates	Ninjas

Burgers	Pizza

Naughty	Nice

Past	Future

Pokémon Red	Pokémon Blue

Snowman	Sandcastle

SpongeBob	Patrick

Fancy Party	Costume Party

Early Bird	Night Owl

Callie	Marie

Europe & Oceania ^{[note 3]}
Alpha	Bravo

Rock	Pop

Eating	Sleeping

North Pole	South Pole

Singing	Dancing

Messy	Tidy

Cats	Dogs

Zombies	Ghosts

Delicious	Disgusting

Fit	Rich

Barbarian	Ninja

Pokémon Red	Pokémon Blue

Hoverboard	Jet Pack

SpongeBob	Patrick

Black Tie Event	Fancy Dress Party

World Tour	Space Adventure

Callie	Marie

Japan ^{[note 4]}
Alpha	Bravo

Rice	Bread

Red Kitsune Udon	Green Tanuki Soba

Lemon Tea	Milk Tea

Grasshopper	Ant

Airhead	Wisecracker

Squid	Octopus

Love	Money

Land Food	Seafood

Red Kitsune Udon	Green Tanuki Soba

Perfect Body	Perfect Mind

Pokémon Red	Pokémon Green

Show No Mercy!	Focus on Healing

Tuna & Mayonnaise	Red Salmon

Fancy Party	Costume Party

Chocorooms	Chococones

Callie	Marie

Color Lock

Color Lock
Mode	Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
Turf War, Ranked Battle & Splatfest
				N/A
	Blue	Orange	Neutral	N/A
Octo Valley
				N/A
	Yellow	Dark Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A

Color sets in Splatoon 2

^[1]^[2]

Online Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer
Turf War	Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
				N/A
	Lemon	Purple	Neutral	N/A
				Unused.
	Light Blue	Yellow	Neutral	Unused.
				N/A
	Pink	Blue	Neutral	N/A
				The signature colors of Splatoon 2.
	Pink	Green	Neutral	The signature colors of Splatoon 2.
				N/A
	Pink	Lightblue	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Pink	Yellow	Neutral	N/A
				This color set is also used in Octo Expansion during the Inner Agent 3 fight, this is likely done to reference the main promotional colors of Splatoon.
	Purple	Orange	Neutral
				N/A
	Purple	Turquoise	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Yellow	Blue	Neutral	N/A
Ranked Battle	Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
				N/A
	Blue	Green	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Green	Mazenta	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Green	Purple	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Purple	Lumigreen	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Turquoise	Orange	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Yellow	Lightblue	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
	Yellow	Purple	Neutral	N/A

Single Player Campaigns

Octo Canyon
Player	Octarians	Neutral	Notes
			^{[note 5]}
Blue	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]}
			^{[note 5]}
Green	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]}
			^{[note 5]} Unused.
Lavender	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]} Unused.
			^{[note 5]}
Lumi Green	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]}
			^{[note 5]}
Marigold	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]}
			^{[note 5]}
Night Lumi Green	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]}
			^{[note 5]} Unused.
Night Marigold	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]} Unused.
			^{[note 5]} Unused.
Pink	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]} Unused.
			^{[note 5]} Unused.
Purple	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]} Unused.
			^{[note 5]}
Soda	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]}
			^{[note 5]}
Turquoise	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]}
			^{[note 5]}
Yellow	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 5]}

Octo Expansion
Player	Sanitized Octarians	Neutral	Notes
			^{[note 6]}
Coral	Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 6]}
			^{[note 6]} Unused.
Orange	Turquoise ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 6]} Unused.
			^{[note 6]}
Pink	Turquoise ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 6]}
			^{[note 6]}
Purple	Turquoise ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 6]}
			^{[note 6]}
RedPurple	Turquoise ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 6]}

Salmon Run

Salmon Run
Players	Salmonids	Neutral	Notes
			Salmonid Ink has a slime-like texture to it, where reflections have very little diffusion and there is a faint glow on the outer edge.
Blue	Slimy Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral
			Salmonid Ink has a slime-like texture to it, where reflections have very little diffusion and there is a faint glow on the outer edge.
Orange	Slimy Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral
			Salmonid Ink has a slime-like texture to it, where reflections have very little diffusion and there is a faint glow on the outer edge.
Pink	Slimy Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral

Splatfest

North America & Oceania ^{[note 7]}
Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
			N/A
Cake	Ice Cream		N/A
			N/A
Mayo	Ketchup	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Flight	Invisibility	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Vampire	Werewolf	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Sci-Fi	Fantasy	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Sweater	Sock	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Action	Comedy	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Money	Love	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Chicken	Egg	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Baseball	Soccer	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Raph	Leo		N/A
			N/A
Mikey	Donnie		N/A
			N/A
Raph	Donnie		N/A
			N/A
Pulp	No-Pulp	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Squid	Octopus	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Fork	Spoon	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Retro	Modern	Neutral	N/A
			^{[note 8]}
Trick	Treat	Neutral	^{[note 8]}
			N/A
Salsa	Guac	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Hero	Villain	Neutral	N/A
			^{[note 5]}
Fam	Friend	Neutral	^{[note 5]}
			N/A
Pancake	Waffle	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Knight	Wizard	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Hare	Tortoise	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Time Travel	Teleportation	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Unicorn	Narwhal	Neutral	N/A
			^{[note 9]}
Chaos	Order	Neutral	^{[note 9]}
			^{[note 10]}
Mayo	Ketchup	Neutral	^{[note 10]}
			^{[note 10]}
Chicken	Egg	Neutral	^{[note 10]}
			^{[note 8]} ^{[note 10]}
Trick	Treat	Neutral	^{[note 8]} ^{[note 10]}
			N/A
Super Mushroom	Super Star	Neutral	N/A

Europe ^{[note 11]}
Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
			N/A
Cake	Ice Cream		N/A
			N/A
Mayo	Ketchup	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Flight	Invisibility	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Front Roll	Back Roll	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Warm Breakfast	Cold Breakfast	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Film	Book	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Action	Comedy	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Gherk-OUT	Gherk-IN	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Chicken	Egg	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Salty	Sweet	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Raph	Leo		N/A
			N/A
Mikey	Donnie		N/A
			N/A
Raph	Donnie		N/A
			N/A
Pulp	No-Pulp	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Squid	Octopus	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Adventure	Relax	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Retro	Modern	Neutral	N/A
			^{[note 8]}
Trick	Treat	Neutral	^{[note 8]}
			N/A
Eat It	Save It	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Hero	Villain	Neutral	N/A
			^{[note 5]}
Fam	Friend	Neutral	^{[note 5]}
			N/A
Pancake	Waffle	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Knight	Wizard	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Hare	Tortoise	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Time Travel	Teleportation	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Kid	Grown-Up	Neutral	N/A
			^{[note 9]}
Chaos	Order	Neutral	^{[note 9]}
			^{[note 10]}
Mayo	Ketchup	Neutral	^{[note 10]}
			^{[note 10]}
Chicken	Egg	Neutral	^{[note 10]}
			^{[note 8]} ^{[note 10]}
Trick	Treat	Neutral	^{[note 8]} ^{[note 10]}
			N/A
Super Mushroom	Super Star	Neutral	N/A

Japan ^{[note 4]}
Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
			N/A
Rock	Pop		N/A
			N/A
Mayo	Ketchup	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Fries	McNuggets	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Dexterity	Endurance	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Lemon	No Lemon	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Inner Wear	Outer Wear	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Action	Comedy	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Champion	Challenger	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Hana	Dango	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Newest	Most Popular	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
New Lifeform	Future Tech	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Hello Kitty	Cinnamoroll		N/A
			N/A
My Melody	Pompompurin		N/A
			N/A
Hello Kitty	My Melody		N/A
			N/A
Squid	Octopus	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Chocorooms	Chococones	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Tsubuan	Koshian	Neutral	N/A
			^{[note 8]}
Trick	Treat	Neutral	^{[note 8]}
			N/A
Pocky Chocolate	Pocky: Gokuboso	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Hero	Villain	Neutral	N/A
			^{[note 5]}
Fam	Friend	Neutral	^{[note 5]}
			N/A
Airhead	Wisecracker	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Knight	Wizard	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Hare	Tortoise	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Ce	Pa	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
No Pineapple	Pineapple	Neutral	N/A
			^{[note 9]}
Chaos	Order	Neutral	^{[note 9]}
			^{[note 10]}
Mayo	Ketchup	Neutral	^{[note 10]}
			^{[note 10]}
Chicken	Egg	Neutral	^{[note 10]}
			^{[note 8]} ^{[note 10]}
Trick	Treat	Neutral	^{[note 8]} ^{[note 10]}
			N/A
Super Mushroom	Super Star	Neutral	N/A

Color Lock

Color Lock
Mode	Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
Turf War and Ranked Battle
				N/A
	Yellow	Blue	Neutral	N/A
Octo Canyon
				Contains a glittery texture only seen in Octo Canyon and the Fam vs. Friend Splatfest.
	Yellow	Fuchsia ^{[note 1]}	Neutral
Octo Expansion
				^{[note 6]}
	Pink	Turquoise ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 6]}
Salmon Run
				Salmonid Ink has a slime-like texture to it, where reflections have very little diffusion and there is a faint glow on the outer edge.
	Blue	Slimy Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral
Splatfest
				N/A
	Purple	Green	Neutral	N/A

Color sets in Splatoon 3

^[3]

Regular Battle and Anarchy Battle

Regular Battle and Anarchy Battle
Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
			N/A
Blue	Yellow	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Green	Purple	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Limegreen	Purple	Neutral	N/A
			Similar to Splatoon's signature colors.
Orange	Blue	Neutral	Similar to Splatoon's signature colors.
			N/A
Orange	Purple	Neutral	N/A
			Similar to Splatoon 2's signature colors.
Pink	Green	Neutral	Similar to Splatoon 2's signature colors.
			N/A
Turquoise	Pink	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
Turquoise	Red	Neutral	N/A
			The signature colors of Splatoon 3.
Yellow	Blue	Neutral	The signature colors of Splatoon 3.
			N/A
Yellow	Purple	Neutral	N/A

Single Player Campaigns

Return of the Mammalians
Player	Enemy	Neutral	Notes
			^{[note 12]}
HeroBlue	Magenta ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 12]}
			^{[note 12]}
HeroGreen	Blue ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 12]}
			^{[note 12]}
HeroLightBlue	Blue ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 12]}
			^{[note 12]}
HeroOrange	Blue ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 12]}
			^{[note 12]}
HeroSoda	Magenta ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 12]}
			^{[note 12]} ^{[note 13]}
HeroYellow	Indigo ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	^{[note 12]} ^{[note 13]}
Deep Cut
			^{[note 14]}
Blue ^{[note 1]}	Frye	Neutral	^{[note 14]}
			^{[note 14]}
Lime ^{[note 1]}	Shiver	Neutral	^{[note 14]}
			^{[note 14]}
Orange ^{[note 1]}	Big Man	Neutral	^{[note 14]}

Side Order
Conjecture This article or section involves something that has not been specifically named. The name(s) presented could be conjectural. Reason: Colors are taken from screencrops from 1st Side Order trailer.
Player	Enemies	Notes
		N/A
Brown	Gray	N/A
		N/A
Lilac	Gray	N/A
		N/A
Salmon	Gray	N/A
		N/A
Gold	Gray	N/A
		N/A
Moss	Gray	N/A

Salmon Run Next Wave

Salmon Run Next Wave
Players	Salmonids	Neutral	Notes
			N/A
CoopBlue	Dark Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
CoopOrange	Dark Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
CoopPink	Dark Teal ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
CoopPurple	Dark Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
CoopSunYellow	Dark Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
			N/A
CoopYellow	Dark Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
Salmon Run Training Manual
			These colors are used when practicing against Boss Salmonids in the Grizzco training manual.
CoopDefault	Dark Green ^{[note 1]}	Neutral

Splatfest

Splatfest
Alpha	Bravo	Charlie	Neutral	Notes
				N/A
Rock	Paper	Scissors	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
Gear	Grub	Fun	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
Grass	Fire	Water	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
Spicy	Sweet	Sour	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
Dark Chocolate	Milk Chocolate	White Chocolate	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
Nessie	Aliens	Bigfoot	Neutral	N/A
				^{[note 15]}
Power	Wisdom	Courage	Neutral	^{[note 15]}
				N/A
Vanilla	Strawberry	Mint Chip	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
Money	Fame	Love	Neutral	N/A
				N/A
Shiver	Frye	Big Man	Neutral	N/A
				^{[note 16]}
Zombie	Skeleton	Ghost	Neutral	^{[note 16]}
				^{[note 17]}
Handshake	Fist Bump	Hug	Neutral	^{[note 7]} ^{[note 11]} ^{[note 18]}
Kaiten-yaki	Oban-yaki	Imagawa-yaki	Neutral	^{[note 4]}

Color Lock

Color Lock
Mode		Alpha	Bravo	Charlie	Neutral	Notes
Regular Battle and Anarchy Battle
	Option A
						N/A
		Yellow	Blue		Neutral	N/A
	Option B
						N/A
		Orange	Blue		Neutral	N/A
Splatfest
	Option A
						N/A
		Yellow ^{[note 1]}	Magenta ^{[note 1]}	Blue ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
	Option B
						N/A
		Orange ^{[note 1]}	Light Blue ^{[note 1]}	Dark Blue ^{[note 1]}	Neutral	N/A
Return of the Mammalians
						^{[note 12]} Despite being called "HeroBlue" in the game files, the player actually uses a yellow color instead.
		HeroBlue	Blue ^{[note 1]}		Neutral
Salmon Run Next Wave
						N/A
		CoopYellow	Dark Teal ^{[note 1]}		Neutral	N/A

amiibo

amiibo
Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
			Internally called 'Idol01'.
Callie	Marie		Internally called 'Idol01'.
			Internally called 'Idol02'.
Pearl	Marina		Internally called 'Idol02'.
			Internally called 'Player01'.
Inkling Girl (Splatoon)	Inkling Boy (Splatoon)	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)	Internally called 'Player01'.
			Internally called 'Player01B'.
Inkling Girl (Lime Green)	Inkling Boy (Purple)	Inkling Squid (Orange)	Internally called 'Player01B'.
			Internally called 'Player02'.
Inkling Girl (Splatoon 2)	Inkling Boy (Splatoon 2)	Inkling Squid (Splatoon 2)	Internally called 'Player02'.
			Internally called 'Player02B'.
Octoling Girl	Octoling Boy	Octoling Octopus	Internally called 'Player02B'.
			These amiibo do not have their own unique color set, instead the Inkling (Yellow) and Octoling (Blue) amiibo use the Alpha and Bravo colors of the YellowBlue color set, while the Smallfry amiibo uses the Alpha of the TurquoisePink color set.
Inkling (Splatoon 3)	Octoling (Splatoon 3)	Smallfry

Others

Other
Alpha	Bravo	Neutral	Notes
			These colors are used during the character customization sequence and the short tutorial on the way to Splatsville.
WarmingUpYellow	WarmingUpBlue	Neutral

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Trivia

Callie and Marie talking about the vanishing property of ink.

Pearl's hair changing color

According to Sunken Scroll 7 of Splatoon and Callie and Marie, ink vanishes after every match. It was later confirmed with Sunken Scroll 14 in Splatoon 2 that the cause of this is airborne microbes that consume the ink after a game.
While swimming, small bits of ink come off an Inkling or Octoling's squid or octopus form. This is likely because the squid and octopus forms are mainly used to submerge in ink.
During Haicalive at Chokaigi 2018, it was shown what it looks like when Inklings and Octolings change ink colors: their "hair" and any gear that changes due to ink color turns white, then fades to another color. This also occurred during Tentalive at Tokaigi 2019. Those are the only two occurrences where this can be seen, and there are no examples in-game.
Marie's ink having special properties is a trait only mentioned in certain North American localizations.^[4] In the English version, it is referred to as "low-tide" ink, which matches the theme of her solo song, Tide Goes Out.
In Splatoon, it is possible to see a slight tint of a different ink color towards the ends of Inklings' tentacles, though it is hard to see on some color sets. This detail was removed in Splatoon 2. In Splatoon 3, the details on Inkling's and Octoling's tentacles once again show a different color at the tips, being the color of the opposing team.
In Splatoon 3, every color set has an unused "Charlie" color. In Tricolor Turf Wars the Charlie color is delegated to the third team (though it may differ if the Splatfest team colors are used), but for other color sets it remains as unused, which is why every non-Tricolor set uses the same color for this.
- The color used for this is .
Splatoon 3 is the only game in the series where red ink appears outside of Splatfests.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	インク Inku	Ink
Dutch	Inkt	Ink
French	Encre	Ink
German	Tinte	Ink
Italian	Inchiostro	Ink
Russian	Чернила Chernila Краски Kraski	Ink Paint
Spanish	Tinta	Ink
Danish	Blæk Farve	Ink Color
Finnish	Muste	Ink
Hungarian	Tinta	Ink
Norwegian	Blekk	Ink
Portuguese	Tinta	Ink
Swedish	Bläck Färg	Ink Color

Notes

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 ^1.21 ^1.22 ^1.23 ^1.24 ^1.25 ^1.26 ^1.27 ^1.28 ^1.29 ^1.30 ^1.31 ^1.32 ^1.33 ^1.34 ^1.35 ^1.36 ^1.37 ^1.38 ^1.39 ^1.40 ^1.41 ^1.42 ^1.43 ^1.44 ^1.45 ^1.46 ^1.47 ^1.48 ^1.49 ^1.50 ^1.51 ^1.52 ^1.53 ^1.54 ^1.55 ^1.56 ^1.57 ^1.58 ^1.59 This color goes unnamed within the game files.
↑ Only available in the North America region.
↑ Only available in the Europe and Oceania regions.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Only available in the Japan region.
↑ ^5.00 ^5.01 ^5.02 ^5.03 ^5.04 ^5.05 ^5.06 ^5.07 ^5.08 ^5.09 ^5.10 ^5.11 ^5.12 ^5.13 ^5.14 Features a glittery texture only seen in Octo Canyon and the Fam vs. Friend Splatfest.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 In Octo Expansion, enemy ink uses a special "marbling" texture that gives it a wavy effect.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Only available in the North America and Oceania regions.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 Features a unique matte texture that appears to glow.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Features a unique metallic texture.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 ^10.4 ^10.5 ^10.6 ^10.7 ^10.8 Repeat of a previous Splatfest's colors.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Only available in the Europe region.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 ^12.6 In Return of the Mammalians, much like in Octo Expansion, enemy ink uses a special "marbling" texture that gives it a wavy effect, though it features a rainbow gradient resembling the Fuzzy Ooze.
↑ This color is also used by DJ Octavio without the marbling texture in his fight.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 The ink used in the boss fights against the members of Deep Cut features a modified version of the texture used for Sanitized and Fuzzy ink, with their logo ingrained.
↑ Red, blue, and green allude to the signature colors of Din, Nayru, and Farore as well as gold for the Triforce.
↑ Features a subtle marbling effect as well as a glow that pulses.
↑ Shares its colors with the corresponding Splatfests in other regions.
↑ Only available in the Hong Kong and South Korea regions.

External links

Ink on Smash Wiki

References

↑ Splatoon 2 colors from leanny.github.io
↑ Splatoon 2 Splatfest color data from splatoon2.ink
↑ Splatoon 3 colors from leanny.github.io
↑ Bomb Rush Blush Latin American Spanish localization.
Tina: ¡Perfecto! ¡Le acerté con mi tinta especial!

[No_Name-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 ^1.21 ^1.22 ^1.23 ^1.24 ^1.25 ^1.26 ^1.27 ^1.28 ^1.29 ^1.30 ^1.31 ^1.32 ^1.33 ^1.34 ^1.35 ^1.36 ^1.37 ^1.38 ^1.39 ^1.40 ^1.41 ^1.42 ^1.43 ^1.44 ^1.45 ^1.46 ^1.47 ^1.48 ^1.49 ^1.50 ^1.51 ^1.52 ^1.53 ^1.54 ^1.55 ^1.56 ^1.57 ^1.58 ^1.59 This color goes unnamed within the game files.

[NA-2] Only available in the North America region.

[EUOC-3] Only available in the Europe and Oceania regions.

[JP-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Only available in the Japan region.

[Glitter-7] 5.00 ^5.01 ^5.02 ^5.03 ^5.04 ^5.05 ^5.06 ^5.07 ^5.08 ^5.09 ^5.10 ^5.11 ^5.12 ^5.13 ^5.14 Features a glittery texture only seen in Octo Canyon and the Fam vs. Friend Splatfest.

[Sanitized-8] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 In Octo Expansion, enemy ink uses a special "marbling" texture that gives it a wavy effect.

[NAOC-9] 7.0 ^7.1 Only available in the North America and Oceania regions.

[S2_Splatoween-10] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 Features a unique matte texture that appears to glow.

[Splatocalypse-11] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Features a unique metallic texture.

[Repeat-12] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 ^10.4 ^10.5 ^10.6 ^10.7 ^10.8 Repeat of a previous Splatfest's colors.

[EU-13] 11.0 ^11.1 Only available in the Europe region.

[Fuzzy-15] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 ^12.6 In Return of the Mammalians, much like in Octo Expansion, enemy ink uses a special "marbling" texture that gives it a wavy effect, though it features a rainbow gradient resembling the Fuzzy Ooze.

[Octavio-16] This color is also used by DJ Octavio without the marbling texture in his fight.

[Boss_Ink-17] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 The ink used in the boss fights against the members of Deep Cut features a modified version of the texture used for Sanitized and Fuzzy ink, with their logo ingrained.

[Zeldafest-18] Red, blue, and green allude to the signature colors of Din, Nayru, and Farore as well as gold for the Triforce.

[S3_Splatoween-19] Features a subtle marbling effect as well as a glow that pulses.

[Shared-20] Shares its colors with the corresponding Splatfests in other regions.

[HKSK-21] Only available in the Hong Kong and South Korea regions.

[5] Splatoon 2 colors from leanny.github.io

[6] Splatoon 2 Splatfest color data from splatoon2.ink

[14] Splatoon 3 colors from leanny.github.io

[22] Bomb Rush Blush Latin American Spanish localization.
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