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Nits to stilb

Type a value in nit to get it in sb instantly.

0.04sb

That's 1.33× as bright as a laptop screen, while a phone in sunlight is 2× brighter. HDR content is mastered for 1,000 nits and above.

What it means

How bright is that?

A nit and a candela per square meter are the same thing; both names are in daily use.

The math

How to convert nit to sb

To convert nits to stilb, multiply by 0.0001.

Example: 400 nit × 0.0001 = 0.04 sb.

In the other direction, 1 sb = 10,000 nit.

Every unit

Your brightness in every unit

Tables

nit to sb conversion table

nit to sb conversion table
nitsb
50 nit0.005 sb
100 nit0.01 sb
200 nit0.02 sb
300 nit0.03 sb
400 nit0.04 sb
500 nit0.05 sb
600 nit0.06 sb
800 nit0.08 sb
1,000 nit0.1 sb
1,500 nit0.15 sb
2,000 nit0.2 sb
4,000 nit0.4 sb
sb to nit conversion table
sb to nit conversion table
sbnit
50 sb500,000 nit
100 sb1,000,000 nit
200 sb2,000,000 nit
300 sb3,000,000 nit
400 sb4,000,000 nit
500 sb5,000,000 nit
600 sb6,000,000 nit
800 sb8,000,000 nit
1,000 sb10,000,000 nit
1,500 sb15,000,000 nit
2,000 sb20,000,000 nit
4,000 sb40,000,000 nit

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many sb is 1 nit?
1 nit is 0.0001 sb.
How many sb is 10 nit?
10 nit is 0.001 sb.
How many sb is 400 nit?
400 nit is 0.04 sb.

The units

About these units

Nits (nit)

The everyday name for candela per square meter. Phone and TV brightness is quoted in nits.

Stilb (sb)

An old CGS unit: one candela per square centimeter, so 10,000 nits.

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