How about posting a screen shot so we can see exactly what you’re looking at.
Does your screen not look like this:
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9536/screenww9.png
Maybe the issue is with your Windows Theme?
Or perhaps your monitor itself? Do Word files have blue background or white?
Yes, if other apps are affected, It could be the colour temperature setting of the monitor, or possibly some maladjusted colour matching settings in the display driver or something.