The actual dress was black and blue. The confusion came from how lighting and color perception tricked people's brains, making some see it as white and gold. It became a viral example 8,143 Black Blue White Gold Dress Stock Vectors and Vector Art Shutterstock Debate rages over color of dress photographed in rare light Features dailyrecordnews.com White and gold or blue and black what colour is the dress? An eyewitness gives a definitive answer The Independent The Independent