The dress is black & blue, but here's why you can't tell TJ Kelly In 2015, a photograph of a dress went viral, dividing viewers over whether its colors were blue and black or white and gold. This optical illusion highlighted differences in human color 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 Midnight Blue Dress Jewellery Combination: 10 Elegant Style Ideas Science explains why people can't agree on the color of this dress CBS News