---
title: cmLAB24Space
framework: Application Services
role: symbol
role_heading: Enumeration Case
platforms: [macOS 10.0+]
path: applicationservices/1560256-anonymous/cmlab24space
---

# cmLAB24Space

## Declaration

```occ
cmLAB24Space = cmLABSpace + cm24_8ColorPacking
```

## Discussion

An L*a*b* color space composed of L*, a*, and b* components whose values are packed with 8 bits per component. The storage size for a color value expressed in this color space is 24 bits. The 8-bit unsigned a* and b* channels are interpreted numerically as ranging from -128.0 to approximately 128.0.