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Kelvin to peak wavelength

Type a value in K to get it in nm instantly.

526.9nm

That's about the same as midday daylight. That is cool light: daylight and the blue-white of an overcast sky.

What it means

What color is that light?

Color temperature strictly describes a glowing black body. LEDs and fluorescents get a "correlated" temperature: the nearest match, not a real one.

The math

How to convert K to nm

Mireds are the reciprocal of kelvin: mireds = 1,000,000 ÷ K, and back again K = 1,000,000 ÷ mireds. Peak wavelength comes from Wien’s law, λ = 2,897,772 ÷ K nanometers.

Example: 5,500 K = 526.868 nm.

Every unit

Your color temperature in every unit

Tables

K to nm conversion table

K to nm conversion table
Knm
1,800 K1,609.87 nm
2,200 K1,317.17 nm
2,700 K1,073.25 nm
3,200 K905.554 nm
4,000 K724.443 nm
5,000 K579.554 nm
5,500 K526.868 nm
6,500 K445.811 nm
7,500 K386.37 nm
10,000 K289.777 nm
nm to K conversion table
nm to K conversion table
nmK
1,800 nm1,609.87 K
2,200 nm1,317.17 K
2,700 nm1,073.25 K
3,200 nm905.554 K
4,000 nm724.443 K
5,000 nm579.554 K
5,500 nm526.868 K
6,500 nm445.811 K
7,500 nm386.37 K
10,000 nm289.777 K

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many nm is 1 K?
1 K is 2,897,770 nm.
How many nm is 10 K?
10 K is 289,777 nm.
How many nm is 5,500 K?
5,500 K is 526.868 nm.

The units

About these units

Kelvin (K)

The standard scale: the temperature a glowing body would need to look this color.

Peak wavelength (nm)

The wavelength a black body at this temperature radiates most strongly, by Wien’s law.

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