Why is V2O5 colored?
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The color in V2O5 is due to transition of electrons from the filled ligand orbitals (Oxide ion or O^2-) to the empty d* antibonding orbitals. This sort of a transition is called a Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer (LMCT). Colors associated with such complexes are intense.