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 Color scientists explain the dress that went viral RIT Zendaya at the premiere of The Drama: something old, something new, something borrowed and now it's giving something blue So yesthe most viral dress ever: blue and black or wait, white Debate rages over color of dress photographed in rare light Features dailyrecordnews.com