Unit converter Logo
Home›Luminance Conversion

Luminance Converter

Adjust the numbers below — results update instantly
candela per square meter (cd/m²)
nit (nt)
millinit (mnt)
kilocandela per square meter (kcd/m²)
candela per square foot (cd/ft²)
candela per square inch (cd/in²)
candela per square centimeter (cd/cm²)
lumen per square meter per steradian (lm/m²·sr)
lumen per square foot per steradian (lm/ft²·sr)
lumen per square centimeter per steradian (lm/cm²·sr)
lambert (L)
millilambert (mL)
foot-lambert (fL)
stilb (sb)
apostilb
blondel
skot
bril
candela per square meter (cd/m²) (1)
nit (nt) (1)
millinit (mnt) (1000)
kilocandela per square meter (kcd/m²) (0.001)
candela per square foot (cd/ft²) (0.092903)
candela per square inch (cd/in²) (0.000645)
candela per square centimeter (cd/cm²) (0.0001)
lumen per square meter per steradian (lm/m²·sr) (1)
lumen per square foot per steradian (lm/ft²·sr) (0.092903)
lumen per square centimeter per steradian (lm/cm²·sr) (0.0001)
lambert (L) (0.000314)
millilambert (mL) (0.314159)
foot-lambert (fL) (0.291864)
stilb (sb) (0.0001)
apostilb (3.141593)
blondel (3.141593)
skot (3141.592517)
bril (31415926.535898)
Result: 1 cd/m² = 1 nt
1cd/m² × (1 / 1) = 1nt

Full list of Luminance units with conversion links and formulas

Candela per square meter [cd/m²] is the base unit for Luminance.