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Dl to mL converter, one deciliter is 100 milliliters.

To turn deciliters into milliliters, multiply by 100, so 1 dl is 100 mL and 2.5 dl is 250 mL. Type dl and read mL. Cards show liters, centiliters, US fluid ounces and US cups. The swap button goes from mL to dl.

Deciliters (dL)

Milliliters (mL)

1 dL equals

100 mL

1 deciliter = 100 mL exactly1 milliliter = 0.01 dL exactly

Liters0.1 L

Centiliters10 cL

US fluid ounces3.3814 fl oz

US cups0.42268 cups

Decimals

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Common values, click one to use it

Deciliters	Milliliters
	10 mL
	20 mL
	25 mL
	50 mL
	100 mL
	150 mL
	200 mL
	250 mL
	300 mL
	400 mL
	500 mL
	750 mL
	1,000 mL
	1,500 mL
	2,000 mL
	2,500 mL
	3,000 mL
	4,000 mL
	5,000 mL
	10,000 mL

Deciliters to milliliters chart

0.05 dL5 mL
0.1 dL10 mL
0.2 dL20 mL
0.25 dL25 mL
0.3 dL30 mL
0.4 dL40 mL
0.5 dL50 mL
0.6 dL60 mL
0.75 dL75 mL
0.8 dL80 mL
1 dL100 mL
1.25 dL125 mL
1.5 dL150 mL
1.75 dL175 mL
2 dL200 mL
2.5 dL250 mL
3 dL300 mL
3.5 dL350 mL
4 dL400 mL
5 dL500 mL
6 dL600 mL
7 dL700 mL
7.5 dL750 mL
8 dL800 mL
9 dL900 mL
10 dL1,000 mL
12 dL1,200 mL
15 dL1,500 mL
20 dL2,000 mL
25 dL2,500 mL

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Guide

How to convert dl to mL, and fill a US measuring cup from a dl recipe.

To convert dl to mL, multiply the deciliters by 100. So 1 dl is 100 mL, 2.5 dl is 250 mL and 0.5 dl is 50 mL. Move the decimal point two places to the right. The sum is exact because a deciliter is exactly a tenth of a liter and a milliliter is a thousandth, which makes 100 mL in one dl. The reverse is a division by 100: 350 mL is 3.5 dl.

How to use the converter

Type the amount in the Deciliters (dL) box. A decimal such as 2.5 works.
The big result shows Milliliters (mL). Use Decimals in the side column to fix the number of places.
The cards under the result show the same amount in other units.
Type in the second box, or press ⇄, to go the other way.
Click a row in Common values to load it. Copy result, Copy link, Copy table and Print chart keep the answer. Start again resets the box.
Under the tables, Convert a list takes many amounts at once. Paste one per line, for example a column from a spreadsheet, and read them all in the units shown above. Copy results copies the table, and the swap button turns the list around.

Where the 100 comes from

A deciliter is 10^-1 L and a milliliter is 10^-3 L (BIPM list of SI prefixes and NIST metric SI prefixes, checked 26 Oct 2026). The ratio of the two is 10², which is 100. No extra tools are needed: 1 L has 10 dl and 1,000 mL, so 1 dl has 1,000 ÷ 10 = 100 mL.

Deciliters to milliliters in a table

Deciliters	Milliliters	US cups	US tablespoons	US teaspoons
0.5	50	0.21134	3.3814	10.144
1	100	0.42268	6.7628	20.288
1.5	150	0.63401	10.144	30.433
2	200	0.84535	13.526	40.577
2.5	250	1.0567	16.907	50.721
3	300	1.268	20.288	60.865
4	400	1.6907	27.051	81.154
5	500	2.1134	33.814	101.44
7.5	750	3.1701	50.721	152.16
10	1,000	4.2268	67.628	202.88

Worked examples

2 dl of cream. 2 × 100 = 200 mL, about 0.845 US cup.
2.5 dl of flour. 250 mL. This is a volume. It is about a cup, but the weight depends on how the flour is packed.
1 dl of oil. 100 mL, which is 6.763 US tablespoons.
0.75 dl. 75 mL.
mL back to dl. 450 mL ÷ 100 = 4.5 dl.

Measuring a dl without a dl jug

If you have a US cup and not a dl measure, one dl is 0.4227 of a cup, which is a little less than half a cup. Half a cup is 118.29 mL, so two dl is a little less than a cup. If you have spoons, 1 dl is about 6.76 US tablespoons, or 20 spoons of 5 mL each (the US label teaspoon is 5 mL). A syringe or a jug marked in mL is easiest. The label teaspoon and tablespoon sizes of 5 mL and 15 mL come from 21 CFR 101.9(b)(5)(viii), read 26 Oct 2026.

Mistakes to avoid

The first is multiplying by 10, which gives centiliters. The second is multiplying by 1,000, which is the sum for liters to mL. The third is using a US cup as if it were 2 dl: a US cup is 2.3659 dl. The fourth is assuming that a dl of an ingredient weighs 100 g. That is true only for water and things close to it.

Questions

Good to know.

How many ml is 1 dl?

100 mL, exactly.

How many ml is 2 dl?

200 mL.

How many ml is 2.5 dl?

250 mL, which is a quarter of a liter.

How many ml is 5 dl?

500 mL, half a liter.

How do you convert dl to ml?

Multiply by 100. Move the decimal point two places to the right.

How many dl are in 1000 ml?

10 dl, since 1,000 mL is a liter.

How many cups is 1 dl?

About 0.4227 US cups, a bit less than half a cup.

Is a dl of flour 100 grams?

No. A deciliter is a volume. Flour is lighter than water, so a dl of flour weighs less than 100 g.