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 of how human vision can interpret colors differently under certain Eva Longoria Turned Heads in a Figure Hugging Illusion Dress Dripping in Crystals at Cannes Film Festival Yahoo News Canada Remember when the internet went absolutely nuts on the colour of a dress? The dress was blue and black. The original viral poster, Caitlin McNeill, later said it was a black and blue dress The Dress Color Black And Gold Dress Illusion Original Or Blue And Color Gold White Dress