Akko CS Jelly Purple vs Akko CS Lavender Purple
Weight is the real gap here: 4 g between the Akko CS Jelly Purple and the Akko CS Lavender Purple at actuation, which is enough to change how a long session ends. Our library of every switch we simulate puts these two on each other's shortlist, and the player below is the fastest way to settle it: match the volumes, then work down through the table and the verdict.
Hear them back to back
simulated from real specssound loads on your first tapShortcuts: press A or B anywhere outside a text box to fire that burst. Use the volume trims to loudness-match the pair before judging which sounds better.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Akko CS Jelly Purple | Akko CS Lavender Purple |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 40 g | 36 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | not published |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Budget | Budget |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Akko advertises an actuation force for both of these, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other.
Verdict
Both the Akko CS Jelly Purple and the Akko CS Lavender Purple are tactiles, so this matchup comes down to weight, travel and sound rather than feel. The Akko CS Jelly Purple is the firmer of the two at actuation, 40 g to 36 g, though 4 g is not much to choose between. Distance to actuation splits them as well, 1.9 mm on the Akko CS Lavender Purple against 2.0 mm on the Akko CS Jelly Purple. Where we land: the Akko CS Lavender Purple for gaming and typing, the Akko CS Jelly Purple for a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Akko CS Lavender Purple
- Typing pick
- Akko CS Lavender Purple
- Office pick
- Akko CS Jelly Purple
Force curves
Akko CS Jelly Purple
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
Akko CS Lavender Purple
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
Akko CS Jelly Purple or Akko CS Lavender Purple: the long answer
Start with feel, because it settles most switch arguments before sound comes up. The Akko CS Jelly Purple carries the heavier spring at actuation, 40 g to 36 g. That is a real 4 g without being a change of bracket. These are two Akko tactiles, so both give a finger something to aim at on the way down. Same depth, different trigger point: 1.9 mm on the Akko CS Lavender Purple against 2.0 mm on the Akko CS Jelly Purple, both inside 4.0 mm. Nothing here is decisive on its own, which is why the sound comparison matters more than usual on this pair.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. Played back to back, the Akko CS Jelly Purple is clean mid-pitched tap, firm bump against poppy snappy tap with an early bump from the Akko CS Lavender Purple. One caveat we repeat wherever a player appears: no studio recording sits behind either of these. They are built from what each maker publishes and what the community reports.
On price and practicality, both are budget friendly. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get.
Where we land: the Akko CS Lavender Purple unless noise is the deciding factor. On speed, the honest answer is that either would do, and it wins on a margin too small to feel. On a long draft, nothing about it gets tiring by the afternoon, which is the whole test for a writing switch. When other people are listening, the Akko CS Jelly Purple instead, as it is the one of these two you would not apologize for. Before you order either, match the volume trims above and hear them back to back.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Akko CS Jelly Purple page and the Akko CS Lavender Purple page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for gaming, the Akko CS Jelly Purple or the Akko CS Lavender Purple?
We pick the Akko CS Lavender Purple for gaming. This is close to a coin toss. The scoring hands it over by a margin you would not feel in a match.
Is the Akko CS Jelly Purple quieter than the Akko CS Lavender Purple?
They are close. Neither is a silent switch and neither clicks, so loudness depends mostly on how hard you bottom out and the board they sit in. Their character differs though: the Akko CS Jelly Purple leans toward clean mid-pitched tap, firm bump, while the Akko CS Lavender Purple is poppy snappy tap with an early bump.
Is the Akko CS Jelly Purple heavier than the Akko CS Lavender Purple?
The Akko CS Jelly Purple, by 4 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 40 g against 36 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
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