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Excitation and Emission Wavelengths of Fluorophores

The following is a list of excitation and emission wavelengths of probes utilized in fluorescence research and applications. The positions of the maxima depend upon the solvent utilized in the measurements; the table is only intended to provide an indication of the wavelength range covered by each fluorophore.

Fluorophore Excitation [nm] Emission [nm]
5-Hydroxytryptamine (HAT) 370-415520-540
Acridine yellow 470550
Acridine orange 500530
Alexa Fluor 488 494519
Alexa Fluor 532 530555
Alexa Fluor 546 554570
BODIPY 500/510 508515
BODIPY 530/550 534554
Cascade Blue 375410
Coumarin 384470
CY2 489506
CY3 548562
CY5 650670-700
Dansyl 340520
DAPI 345458
DPH 354430
Erythrosin 529554
Ethidium Bromide 510595
FITC 494518
Fluorescein 495517
FURA-2 340/380500/530
GFP 395/489509
Hoechst 33258 365480
Hoechst 33342 355465
Laurdan 364497
Lucifer yellow CH 428535
Nile Red 485525
Oregon Green 488 493520
Oregon Green 500 503522
Oregon Green 514 511530
Prodan 361498
Pyrene 341376
Rhodamine 110 496520
Rhodamine 123 505534
Rhodamine 6G 525555
Rhodamine B 540625
SITS 336438
SNARF 480600/650
Stilbene SITS, SITA 365460
Texas Red 589615
TOTO-1 514533
YOYO-1 491509
YOYO-3 612631