Lux (Latin, 'light') is the SI derived unit of illuminance, which measures the perceived intensity of light.

Lux or LUX may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • Lux (Brian Eno album), 2012
  • Lux (Gemini Syndrome album), 2013
  • Lux (Rosalía album), 2025
  • Lux (video game), 2002
  • Lux, King of Criminals, a 1929 German silent film
  • LUX Magazine, a fashion magazine by PennWell
  • Lux Prize, a European Parliament film prize
  • Lux Radio Theatre, a former American long-running radio anthology series
  • Lux Style Awards, a Pakistani entertainment industry awards ceremony
  • Life Unexpected, an American TV series also known as Lux
  • "Lux" (Doctor Who), an episode of the 2025 season of Doctor Who

In fiction

  • Lux the Poet, a novel by Martin Millar
  • Lux Cassidy, protagonist in the American TV drama Life Unexpected
  • Lux, character in the novel and film The Virgin Suicides
  • Lux Arcadia, character in the light novel series Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle
  • Lux, Jayne Cobb's gun in the sci-fi TV series Firefly
  • Lux, resources in the video game Kingdom Hearts χ
  • Lux, champion in the video game League of Legends
  • Lux, nightclub in the urban fantasy TV series Lucifer

Businesses and organisations

  • LUX (British film company), for the promotion of experimental film
  • Lux Capital, an American venture capital firm
  • Lux Film, an Italian film company
  • Lux Industries, an Indian underwear company
  • Lux Products, a thermostat brand of EME Americas Inc.
  • LUX* Resorts & Hotels, a hotel operator based in Mauritius
  • Lux (soap), a global brand developed by Unilever
  • Lux, Italian stock exchange ticker for Luxottica, an Italian eyewear conglomerate
  • LUX Fight League, a Mexican mixed martial arts promotion

People

  • Adam Lux (1765–1793), German revolutionary
  • Benedikt Lux (born 1981), German politician
  • Bralyn Lux (born 2000), American football player
  • Danny Lux (born 1969), American composer
  • Gavin Lux (born 1997), American baseball player
  • Germán Lux (born 1982), Argentine association footballer
  • Gwen Lux (1908–1987), American sculptor
  • Josef Lux (1956–1999), Czech politician
  • Kazimierz Lux (1780–1846), Polish soldier and pirate
  • Loretta Lux (born 1969), German photographer
  • Lucien Lux (born 1956), Luxembourgian politician
  • Lux Pascal, American-born Chilean actor and activist
  • Mary Stuart Lux (1920–2012), American politician
  • Mike Lux (born 1960), American political consultant
  • Olivia Lux (born 1994), American drag queen
  • Thomas Lux (1946–2017), American poet
  • Vitalij Lux (born 1989), Kyrgyzstani-German footballer

Stage name or pseudonym

  • Lux Interior (Erick Lee Purkhiser, 1946–2009), American singer
  • Luxury Elite (born 1988), also known as Lux, American musician
  • Matthew David Graham, online pseudonym Lux, sex offender

Places

  • Lux, Côte-d'Or, France
  • Lux, Haute-Garonne, France
  • Lux, Saône-et-Loire, France
  • ISO 3166-1 code for Luxembourg

Science and technology

  • LUX, a gene involved in the circadian rhythms of Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Conway's LUX method for magic squares, an algorithm for creating magic squares
  • Large Underground Xenon experiment, formerly at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, U.S.
  • Lux operon, which controls bioluminescence in luminescent bacteria

Transportation

  • Lux (Lyft), a level of service from ridesharing company Lyft
  • Lux, Nevada, defunct train station, U.S.
  • LUX, a series of cars by VinFast
  • LUX, the IATA code for Luxembourg Airport, the principal airport of Luxembourg
  • LUX, the National Rail code for Luxulyan railway station, Cornwall, UK
  • Lux, a gambling ship anchored off the coast of California in the 1940s

Other uses

  • Lux, a Danish barley variety

See also

  • LX (disambiguation)
  • Fiat Lux (disambiguation)
  • Lux Aeterna (disambiguation)
  • Lux Mundi (disambiguation)
  • "400 Lux", a song by Lorde on the Pure Heroine album
  • Luxx (disambiguation)