Photoshop Lab Picker
nCIELab is a perceptually based space (not represented geometrically in Photoshop)
nL = Lightness
na = red-green axis
nb = blue-yellow axis
CIELab
HSB
Don’t know anyone who uses this picker.

Take home message: If you choose two colors in Photoshop that have the same B (brightness) value, they may well not look equally bright to you.