Akko CS Lavender Purple vs Akko CS Ocean Blue
The Akko CS Lavender Purple and the Akko CS Ocean Blue land close enough on paper that the honest way to separate them is to hear them, which is what this page is for. Our library of every switch we simulate cross-links them because this matchup keeps coming up. Start with the A/B bursts below, then take the spec table and the picks in order.
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 Lavender Purple | Akko CS Ocean Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 36 g | 36 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | not published |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 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 Lavender Purple and the Akko CS Ocean Blue are tactiles, so this matchup comes down to weight, travel and sound rather than feel. Weight is hard to separate here: each is rated 36 g at actuation, and that is the only measuring point with a published figure for each. Their voices split them more than their specs: the Akko CS Lavender Purple sounds like poppy snappy tap with an early bump, while the Akko CS Ocean Blue gives you soft rounded tap, gentle mid-pitch. One pick, not three: the Akko CS Lavender Purple takes gaming and typing, and it is the safer of the two in a shared room. The Akko CS Ocean Blue is the answer only to a question our scoring does not ask.
- Overall pick
- Akko CS Lavender Purple
No use case rescues the Akko CS Ocean Blue here. The Akko CS Lavender Purple wins gaming, typing and the office question alike, so the block collapses to one.
Force curves
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 Ocean Blue
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 or Akko CS Ocean Blue: the long answer
Take the mechanical side first, since that is where this pair separates. Both are tactiles, so both give a finger something to aim at on the way down and the argument moves to the numbers. Both come out at 36 g at actuation, and actuation is the only point with a figure for each of them, so the tie is on the spec sheet rather than proven in the hand. Distance is not the difference: both register at 1.9 mm and stop at 4.0 mm. Nothing here is decisive on its own, which is why the sound comparison matters more than usual on this pair.
The ears usually get the last word here. The Akko CS Lavender Purple sits at poppy snappy tap with an early bump; the Akko CS Ocean Blue answers with soft rounded tap, gentle mid-pitch. 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. Both come factory lubed, so neither needs work out of the box.
This one does not split. Every axis we score points the same direction: the Akko CS Lavender Purple is our pick for gaming, for typing and for a shared desk. On speed, this axis is nearly a tie, and it comes out ahead only once the scoring is added up. On typing feel, its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. On noise, it makes the least fuss of the pair in a shared space. That leaves the Akko CS Ocean Blue to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. None of this beats hearing them yourself, which the player above lets you do in about a minute.
There is more on both than a head-to-head can carry. Start with the Akko CS Lavender Purple page and the Akko CS Ocean Blue page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
For gaming, should I buy the Akko CS Lavender Purple or the Akko CS Ocean Blue?
We pick the Akko CS Lavender Purple for gaming. Honestly either is fine here. It takes the nod once the scoring is added up, and only just.
Which of the Akko CS Lavender Purple and the Akko CS Ocean Blue is quieter in a shared room?
Nothing in either one is built to reduce noise, so on raw volume this is a tie decided by your keyboard rather than your switch. What you will actually hear is a difference of pitch and texture, which the player above shows better than a sentence can.
Is the Akko CS Lavender Purple heavier than the Akko CS Ocean Blue?
Neither, as far as the published numbers go: both are rated 36 g at actuation, the only measuring point with a published figure for each. Bottom-out is where two switches matched at actuation often diverge, but neither switch here has a published bottom-out figure at all. Treat this as a tie on the spec sheet rather than a proven match in the hand.
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