Stilb to Nit Converter

Light & Heat

Candela per square meter, nits and more.

How to convert Stilb to Nit

Multiply the stilb value by 10,000: 1 sb = 10,000 nt. Going the other way, 1 nt = 0.0001 sb, so divide by 10,000 or use the Nit to Stilb converter.

About these units

Stilb (sb)

A stilb is one candela per square centimeter, 10,000 cd/m², an older CGS unit for very bright sources.

Nit (nt)

A nit is simply another name for one candela per square meter. Displays range from about 300 nits for laptops to over 1,000 nits for HDR televisions.

Stilb to Nit conversion table

Stilb (sb)Nit (nt)
1 sb10,000 nt
2 sb20,000 nt
3 sb30,000 nt
4 sb40,000 nt
5 sb50,000 nt
10 sb100,000 nt
20 sb200,000 nt
25 sb250,000 nt
50 sb500,000 nt
100 sb1e+6 nt
500 sb5e+6 nt
1,000 sb1e+7 nt

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