Axis

Luminance

lambertL

The CGS luminance unit: 1/π cd/cm².

Dimension
J/L⁻²
Canonical signature
L^-2*J
System
metric historical
Exactness
Exact by definition

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 L = 3,183.098861837907 lx
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
lamberts

Same dimension

Related units

luxsilxcandela per square metresicd/m²quettaluxsiQlxronnaluxsiRlxyottaluxsiYlxzettaluxsiZlxexaluxsiElxpetaluxsiPlx

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 L = 3,183.098861837907 lx

Exact by definition relationship

10 L = 31,830.98861837907 lx

Exact by definition relationship