The dress that divided the internet IS blue and black Daily Mail Online The Dress: Color debate rages on the Internet East Bay Times TheDress one year on eight things we learned from the viral phenomenon Social media The Guardian White & Gold Or Blue & Black? Debate Over Dress Color Rages On Can you believe its been 10 years already?, In 2015, this dress absolutely broke the internet. , Some people saw white and gold. , Others were convinced it was blue and black. , And a decade 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