How I Flipped My Brain's View of the Black and Blue Dress Jeff Greenhouse One Shoulder Draped Maxi Dress Black Gold Viral Blue and Black or White and Gold dress marks 10 years So I searched up the black and blue dress : r opticalillusions 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