Pixels to centimetres at 96 DPI
At 96 DPI, divide the pixels by 37.795 to get centimetres: 1000 pixels is 26.46 cm.
The formula
Centimetres = pixels ÷ 96 × 2.54. At 96 DPI one centimetre holds 37.8 pixels, so a length in pixels divided by 37.795 is its length in centimetres.
Pixels to centimetres at 96 DPI
| Pixels | Centimetres |
|---|---|
| 1 px | 0.03 cm |
| 10 px | 0.26 cm |
| 50 px | 1.32 cm |
| 100 px | 2.65 cm |
| 150 px | 3.97 cm |
| 200 px | 5.29 cm |
| 250 px | 6.61 cm |
| 300 px | 7.94 cm |
| 400 px | 10.58 cm |
| 500 px | 13.23 cm |
| 600 px | 15.88 cm |
| 720 px | 19.05 cm |
| 800 px | 21.17 cm |
| 1,000 px | 26.46 cm |
| 1,080 px | 28.58 cm |
| Pixels | Centimetres |
|---|---|
| 1,200 px | 31.75 cm |
| 1,500 px | 39.69 cm |
| 1,920 px | 50.8 cm |
| 2,000 px | 52.92 cm |
| 2,400 px | 63.5 cm |
| 2,480 px | 65.62 cm |
| 2,550 px | 67.47 cm |
| 3,000 px | 79.38 cm |
| 3,300 px | 87.31 cm |
| 3,508 px | 92.82 cm |
| 3,840 px | 101.6 cm |
| 4,000 px | 105.83 cm |
| 5,000 px | 132.29 cm |
| 6,000 px | 158.75 cm |
| 8,000 px | 211.67 cm |
96 DPI is the reference resolution of Windows and of the web: CSS defines one inch as 96 pixels, so a web page sized in inches or millimetres is laid out at 96 pixels to the inch.