{
  "entity_type": "unit_conversion_page",
  "id": "kb-to-kib",
  "name": "Kilobytes to Kibibytes",
  "title": "Kilobytes to Kibibytes Converter (KB to KiB)",
  "description": "Convert kilobytes to kibibytes: 1 KB = 0.976563 KiB. Exact conversion factor, formula, 18-row table and worked examples, with JSON API and MCP access.",
  "quantity": "data-storage",
  "quantity_name": "Data storage",
  "base_unit": "B",
  "from_unit": {
    "symbol": "KB",
    "display": "KB",
    "name": "kilobytes",
    "singular": "kilobyte"
  },
  "to_unit": {
    "symbol": "KiB",
    "display": "KiB",
    "name": "kibibytes",
    "singular": "kibibyte"
  },
  "linear": true,
  "factor": 0.9765625,
  "inverse_factor": 1.024,
  "formula": "kibibytes = kilobytes × 0.9765625",
  "reverse_formula": "kilobytes = kibibytes × 1.024",
  "unit_relation": "1 KB = 0.976563 KiB",
  "examples": [
    {
      "value": 1.5,
      "result": 1.46484,
      "text": "1.5 KB = 1.46484 KiB"
    },
    {
      "value": 700,
      "result": 683.594,
      "text": "700 KB = 683.594 KiB"
    },
    {
      "value": 2048,
      "result": 2000,
      "text": "2048 KB = 2000 KiB"
    }
  ],
  "table": [
    {
      "KB": 1,
      "KiB": 0.976563
    },
    {
      "KB": 2,
      "KiB": 1.95313
    },
    {
      "KB": 4,
      "KiB": 3.90625
    },
    {
      "KB": 8,
      "KiB": 7.8125
    },
    {
      "KB": 16,
      "KiB": 15.625
    },
    {
      "KB": 32,
      "KiB": 31.25
    },
    {
      "KB": 64,
      "KiB": 62.5
    },
    {
      "KB": 100,
      "KiB": 97.6563
    },
    {
      "KB": 128,
      "KiB": 125
    },
    {
      "KB": 256,
      "KiB": 250
    },
    {
      "KB": 500,
      "KiB": 488.281
    },
    {
      "KB": 512,
      "KiB": 500
    },
    {
      "KB": 1000,
      "KiB": 976.563
    },
    {
      "KB": 1024,
      "KiB": 1000
    },
    {
      "KB": 2048,
      "KiB": 2000
    },
    {
      "KB": 4096,
      "KiB": 4000
    },
    {
      "KB": 8192,
      "KiB": 8000
    },
    {
      "KB": 10000,
      "KiB": 9765.63
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How many kibibytes are in one kilobyte?",
      "a": "1 KB = 0.976563 KiB. The factor comes from the SI definitions of both units (NIST SP 811 / BIPM), so it is exact or correct to at least 10 significant figures."
    },
    {
      "q": "What is the formula to convert kilobytes to kibibytes?",
      "a": "Multiply the value in kilobytes by 0.9765625: kibibytes = kilobytes × 0.9765625. For example, 1.5 KB = 1.46484 KiB."
    },
    {
      "q": "How do I convert kibibytes back to kilobytes?",
      "a": "Multiply by the inverse factor 1.024 (kilobytes = kibibytes × 1.024), or use the kibibytes-to-kilobytes page."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "NIST Special Publication 811 – Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI), Appendix B conversion factors",
      "url": "https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811",
      "type": "standard",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24"
    },
    {
      "name": "BIPM – The International System of Units (SI Brochure, 9th edition)",
      "url": "https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure",
      "type": "standard",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24"
    },
    {
      "name": "Wikipedia – Conversion of units",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_of_units",
      "type": "reference",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24"
    }
  ],
  "freshness": {
    "type": "static",
    "max_age_seconds": null,
    "note": "Fixed conversion factors (NIST/BIPM definitions); results never go stale."
  },
  "api": {
    "convert": "https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/convert?value=1.5&from_unit=KB&to_unit=KiB",
    "calculator": "https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/data-storage?value=1.5&from_unit=KB&to_unit=KiB",
    "mcp_tool": "convert_units",
    "mcp_arguments": {
      "value": 1.5,
      "from_unit": "KB",
      "to_unit": "KiB"
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "html": "https://tttkmbb.com/conversion/kb-to-kib",
    "markdown": "https://tttkmbb.com/conversion/kb-to-kib.md",
    "json": "https://tttkmbb.com/conversion/kb-to-kib.json",
    "reverse": "https://tttkmbb.com/conversion/kib-to-kb",
    "quantity_converter": "https://tttkmbb.com/conversion/data-storage",
    "units": "https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/units?quantity=data-storage"
  },
  "timestamp": "2026-09-24"
}