<P> The photo originated from a washed - out colour photograph of a dress posted on the social networking service Tumblr . In the first week after the surfacing of the image alone , more than 10 million tweets mentioned the dress , using hashtags such as # thedress , # whiteandgold , and # blackandblue . Although the actual colour was eventually confirmed as blue and black , the image prompted discussions , with users discussing their opinions on the colour and why they perceived the dress as a certain colour . Members of the scientific community began to investigate the photo for fresh insights into human colour vision . </P>
<P> The photo originated from a washed - out colour photograph of a dress posted on the social networking service Tumblr . In the first week after the surfacing of the image alone , more than 10 million tweets mentioned the dress , using hashtags such as # thedress , # whiteandgold , and # blackandblue . Although the actual colour was eventually confirmed as blue and black , the image prompted discussions , with users discussing their opinions on the colour and why they perceived the dress as a certain colour . Members of the scientific community began to investigate the photo for fresh insights into human colour vision . </P>
dress gold or white or black and blue
dress gold or white or black and blue
blue and black
blue and black