These freshwater pearls are a true lavender or delightful light purple. The nacre is thick and the luster is lovely. There is some size and shape variation within the strand which makes for textural interest when making a necklace. Some of the pearls are round, some slightly tear-drop and some oval. But because the color is uniform, the presentation of the strand is cohesive. Each strand is 16 inches long and contains approximately 38 pearls.