What color is this dress?
What color is this dress - white and gold or blue and black? http://swiked.tumblr.com/

This dress is causing the greatest debate on social media right now.

The debate began on Tumblr when a user named Swiked posted the image of the dress, along with the message: "Guys please help me — is this dress white and gold, or blue and black? Me and my friends can't agree and we are freaking the f**k out."

While some see it as white and gold, others view it as being black and blue.

The hashtag #TheDress is trending on Twitter and celebrities have also joined the debate about over the colour of this dress.

IT'S A BLUE AND BLACK DRESS! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) February 27, 2015

white and gold

— B.J. Novak (@bjnovak) February 27, 2015

@mindykaling @bjnovak what's the matter with u guys, it's white and gold.

— Julianne Moore (@_juliannemoore) February 27, 2015

But at one point I did see Gold and White so I'm really tripping. I need to get off Twitter! Lol

— Hailey Baldwin (@haileybaldwin) February 27, 2015

Nah it's still black and blue like my SOUL apparently....

— Hailey Baldwin (@haileybaldwin) February 27, 2015

Trying to reach my bf to see if he thinks blue/blk or white/gold but apparently he's "in a meeting". Does he not get how important this is?

— Emmy Rossum (@emmyrossum) February 27, 2015

Fuck the dress it's heinous

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 27, 2015

I have read the explanations and still cannot fathom how ANYONE sees white and gold and I think they're attention-seeking LIARS

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 27, 2015

That dress is baby blue and gold

— Rowan Blanchard (@RowanBlanchard) February 27, 2015

THE DRESS IS WHITE AND GOLD and the fact that I don't see any black in it is making me NUTS

— Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) February 27, 2015

I asked my brother. He agreed with me saying gold and white. Now all he sees in blue and black. What is this sorcery!!! I still see g/w

— Sarah Hyland (@Sarah_Hyland) February 27, 2015

i saw white and gold, then i saw blue and black. now I'm confused.

— Lucy Hale (@lucyhale) February 27, 2015

The dress is gold and lavender-ish

— debbyryan (@DebbyRyan) February 27, 2015

I see Blue and Black, I don’t see how people are seeing White and Gold you crazies!

— Joey Graceffa (@JoeyGraceffa) February 27, 2015

I got really excited and was really happy and the dress turned gold and white, I think its kinda like a mood ring but a mood dress!

— Joey Graceffa (@JoeyGraceffa) February 27, 2015

ITS WHITE AND GOLD IM DONE

— Rebecca Black (@MsRebeccaBlack) February 27, 2015

just saw this dress thing.. it's blue and black... but then I saw white and gold... now I don't know... what is happening

— Katie Stevens (@thekatiestevens) February 27, 2015

The dress is half full.

— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) February 27, 2015

So it's deff white and gold but then I just saw it as black and blue too.....TRIIIPPPPYYYYY #imdonewiththeinternet 😂😂😂

— Zendaya (@Zendaya) February 27, 2015

Meanwhile, Scottish singer Caitlin who has seen the dress in real, came forward to reveal the true colour of the much talked about outfit.

The 21-year-old told Business Insider that her friend's mother had worn it to her friend's wedding.

"I got to the wedding and the mother was wearing the dress," McNeill said. "Obviously it was blue and black."