Wavelength and Frequency Calculator

Find wavelength from frequency or frequency from wavelength, for light, radio or sound.

What Do You Want to Find?
E-notation works: 500e-9.
Result
Frequency
Wavelength
Photon energy
Band
Work

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Wave Formulas

c = f × λ   λ = c ÷ f   f = c ÷ λ   Photon energy E = h f

c = 299,792,458 m/s (exact) and h = 6.62607015 × 10⁻³⁴ J·s (exact since 2019). Values accept e-notation, like 500e-9 for 500 nm.

Worked Example

Tips

Light slows down in glass or water, which shortens its wavelength but not its frequency. Sound speed depends on temperature: about 331 + 0.6 × °C m/s in air.