Conversion formula

The conversion factor from milliliters to liters is 0.001, which means that 1 milliliter is equal to 0.001 liters:

1 ml = 0.001 L

To convert 256 milliliters into liters we have to multiply 256 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from milliliters to liters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ml → 0.001 L

256 ml → V_(L)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in liters:

V_(L) = 256 ml × 0.001 L

V_(L) = 0.256 L

The final result is:

256 ml → 0.256 L

We conclude that 256 milliliters is equivalent to 0.256 liters:

256 milliliters = 0.256 liters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 liter is equal to 3.90625 × 256 milliliters.

Another way is saying that 256 milliliters is equal to 1 ÷ 3.90625 liters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-six milliliters is approximately zero point two five six liters:

256 ml ≅ 0.256 L

An alternative is also that one liter is approximately three point nine zero six times two hundred fifty-six milliliters.

Conversion table

milliliters to liters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from milliliters to liters