Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro vs TTC Bluish White
The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro and the TTC Bluish White sit in different price brackets, which across the 70-odd switches a board needs is a bigger difference than most of the spec sheet. Our switch library links the two to each other for that reason. Play the A/B bursts below to hear them back to back, match the volumes, then read the spec 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 V3 Lavender Purple Pro | TTC Bluish White |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 40 g | 42 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | 50 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.8 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Budget | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Akko and TTC both advertise an actuation force, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other. The figure marked "our estimate" is our own derivation and not a manufacturer number, because TTC publishes no bottom-out figure for the TTC Bluish White. How we derive a bottom-out figure .
Verdict
This is a tactile versus tactile contest: the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro and the TTC Bluish White share the same stroke character, which makes the smaller spec gaps decisive. Price splits them too: the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro is the budget friendly option while the TTC Bluish White sits in the mid priced bracket, which adds up across a 70 switch board. Weight is nearly even at actuation: 42 g for the TTC Bluish White against 40 g, a gap most fingers will barely register. Nothing here separates by use case: the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro is our pick for gaming and for typing, and it is the safer of the two in a shared room. Take the TTC Bluish White only if you specifically want poppy muted tap with a big rounded bump.
- Overall pick
- Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro
Gaming, typing and a shared office all point at the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro, so printing the same name three times would tell you nothing. One pick it is.
Force curves
Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro
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.
TTC Bluish White
TTC publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 50 g at the end of the stroke is our estimate and the run into it is dashed. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers. How we derive it.
Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro or TTC Bluish White: the long answer
Money separates these two more cleanly than any spec does. The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro is budget friendly, while the TTC Bluish White is mid priced. Both come factory lubed, so neither needs work out of the box.
That leaves the stroke itself. Both are tactiles, so both give a finger something to aim at on the way down and the argument moves to the numbers. At actuation they sit 2 g apart, 42 g against 40 g, close enough that lube and housing will decide the feel before the spring does. On distance the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro registers at 1.9 mm against 2.0 mm, and the full stroke runs 3.8 mm on the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro against 3.5 mm on the TTC Bluish White. Nothing here is decisive on its own, which is why the sound comparison matters more than usual on this pair.
Sound is where most people finally pick a side. The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro sits at crisp poppy clack with a big up-front bump; the TTC Bluish White answers with poppy muted tap with a big rounded bump. Worth repeating: the audio here is a simulation built from specs and community descriptions, not a recording of either switch.
The scoring gives up trying to divide this pair: the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro is our pick for gaming, for typing and for a shared desk. On speed, the honest answer is that either would do, and it wins on a margin too small to feel. On typing feel, nothing about it gets tiring by the afternoon, which is the whole test for a writing switch. On noise, it is the quieter of the two once the room is listening. That leaves the TTC Bluish White to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. Before you order either, match the volume trims above and hear them back to back.
For either one on its own terms, read the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro page and the TTC Bluish White page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for gaming, the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro or the TTC Bluish White?
We pick the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro for gaming. Honestly either is fine here. It takes the nod once the scoring is added up, and only just.
Is the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro quieter than the TTC Bluish White?
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 V3 Lavender Purple Pro heavier than the TTC Bluish White?
The TTC Bluish White. Both brands publish at actuation, which makes 42 g against 40 g an honest 2 g rather than two numbers from different rulers.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro or the TTC Bluish White?
The Akko V3 Lavender Purple Pro sits in the budget friendly bracket and the TTC Bluish White in the mid priced one. We do not hold a reliable per-switch price for both, so the bracket is the honest answer rather than a total.
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