Pixels to centimetres at 72 DPI
At 72 DPI, divide the pixels by 28.346 to get centimetres: 1000 pixels is 35.28 cm.
The formula
Centimetres = pixels ÷ 72 × 2.54. At 72 DPI one centimetre holds 28.35 pixels, so a length in pixels divided by 28.346 is its length in centimetres.
Pixels to centimetres at 72 DPI
| Pixels | Centimetres |
|---|---|
| 1 px | 0.04 cm |
| 10 px | 0.35 cm |
| 50 px | 1.76 cm |
| 100 px | 3.53 cm |
| 150 px | 5.29 cm |
| 200 px | 7.06 cm |
| 250 px | 8.82 cm |
| 300 px | 10.58 cm |
| 400 px | 14.11 cm |
| 500 px | 17.64 cm |
| 600 px | 21.17 cm |
| 720 px | 25.4 cm |
| 800 px | 28.22 cm |
| 1,000 px | 35.28 cm |
| 1,080 px | 38.1 cm |
| Pixels | Centimetres |
|---|---|
| 1,200 px | 42.33 cm |
| 1,500 px | 52.92 cm |
| 1,920 px | 67.73 cm |
| 2,000 px | 70.56 cm |
| 2,400 px | 84.67 cm |
| 2,480 px | 87.49 cm |
| 2,550 px | 89.96 cm |
| 3,000 px | 105.83 cm |
| 3,300 px | 116.42 cm |
| 3,508 px | 123.75 cm |
| 3,840 px | 135.47 cm |
| 4,000 px | 141.11 cm |
| 5,000 px | 176.39 cm |
| 6,000 px | 211.67 cm |
| 8,000 px | 282.22 cm |
72 DPI is the old screen convention: early Macintosh displays showed 72 pixels to the inch, matching the 72 points in an inch of type. Many image files still carry a 72 DPI tag for that reason.