Luminance Converter
Convert between 7 luminance units.
About Luminance
Luminance is how bright a surface looks — light leaving a given area, in candelas per square metre. Display makers call that unit the nit, and it's the same thing: a typical laptop runs 300–500 nits, while phones built for sunlight reach 2,000. Photography and projection still use the foot-lambert, where 1 fL is 3.426 cd/m².
Conversion table — 1 unit in candela/square meter
| Unit | Candela/square meter |
|---|---|
| Candela/square meter | 1 |
| Candela/square centimeter | 10000 |
| Nit | 1 |
| Stilb | 10000 |
| Lambert | 3183.1 |
| Foot-lambert | 3.42626 |
| Candela/square foot | 10.7639 |
Luminance conversions — frequently asked
- What is 1 Candela/square meter in candela/square centimeter?
- 1 Candela/square meter = 0.0001 candela/square centimeter.
- What is 1 Candela/square meter in nit?
- 1 Candela/square meter = 1 nit.
- What is 1 Candela/square meter in stilb?
- 1 Candela/square meter = 0.0001 stilb.
- What is 1 Candela/square meter in lambert?
- 1 Candela/square meter = 0.000314159 lambert.
- What is 1 Candela/square meter in foot-lambert?
- 1 Candela/square meter = 0.291864 foot-lambert.
- What is 1 Candela/square meter in candela/square foot?
- 1 Candela/square meter = 0.092903 candela/square foot.
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About Unit Converter
A unit converter changes a measurement from one unit to another. Pick a category — length, weight, temperature, data, area, speed, and 75+ more, including engineering and scientific units like pressure, torque, and viscosity — enter a value, and get an accurate conversion instantly. It runs in your browser with no sign-up and nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
- How many unit categories are supported?
- Over 75, from everyday units (length, mass, temperature, volume, area, speed, data storage) to technical and scientific ones (energy, pressure, torque, viscosity, molar concentration, luminance, and more).
- Does it convert engineering and scientific units?
- Yes. Alongside common units it covers engineering and scientific categories — force, pressure, torque, thermal, flow, radiology, and CSS/typography units — with precise conversion factors.
- Are the conversions accurate?
- Yes. Conversions use standard factors and precise formulas, including non-linear ones like temperature, so results are exact.
- Do I need to install an app?
- No download needed — it's a free web app that runs in any modern browser on phone, tablet, or desktop, with nothing to install and nothing sent anywhere.
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