Optical illusion renews blue and black dress debate nine years on Express.co.uk This Dress is Blue and Black, Right? What Colors do You See? Hanfu Dress for Women Blue Gold Tang Style Blue Floral Strapless Dress 12th Tribe The dress turned 11 and it's STILL white and gold PERIOD. Eleven years later the color swatches are right there and people who see blue and black are proving your eyes lie 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