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 Amazingly looking african american man wear at blue blazer with brooch, black turtleneck and glasses posed at street. Fashionable black guy with mobil Stock Photo Alamy 10 years ago the blue and black dress went viral what colour do you see? Eleven years ago, a single photo posted on Tumblr sparked one of the biggest internet debates of all time. The dress instantly divided the world, some swore it was white and gold, African American Businessman works in New York. Wearing blue suit, black shirt, bow tie, holding laptop computer, black man walks in vintage office building, talks on cell phone. Filtered effect.. Stock Photo Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) IMDb