:root{
  --bg: #f6f8fb;
  --card: #ffffff;
  --text: #0f172a;     /* slate-900 */
  --muted: #64748b;    /* slate-500 */
  --border: #e5e7eb;   /* gray-200 */
  --primary: #2563eb;  /* blue-600 */
  --primary-700: #1d4ed8;
  --soft-blue: rgba(37,99,235,.08);

  --radius: 18px;
  --shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(15,23,42,.08);

  --maxw: 1120px;
}


html, body { height: 100%; }
body{
  font-family: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
  color: var(--text);
  background: var(--bg);
}

.container{ max-width: var(--maxw);}

.site-header .navbar { backdrop-filter: saturate(1.2) blur(8px); }


#servicesGrid .card-soft { padding: 14px; }

.brand-word{
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: lowercase;
}
.brand-mark{
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--primary), #60a5fa);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(37,99,235,.35);
  display: inline-block;
}

.link-muted{
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.link-muted:hover{ color: var(--text); }

.hero{
  padding: 64px 0 28px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(800px 260px at 15% 10%, rgba(37,99,235,.10), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(900px 280px at 85% 20%, rgba(14,165,233,.10), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff, var(--bg));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.hero h1{
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.hero-kicker{
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--soft-blue);
  color: #1e3a8a;
  border: 1px solid rgba(37,99,235,.15);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}


.section-title{
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.badge-soft{
  background: rgba(2,132,199,.10);
  color: #075985;
  border: 1px solid rgba(2,132,199,.18);
}

.btn-primary{
  background: var(--primary);
  border-color: var(--primary);
  border-radius: 12px;
}
.btn-primary:hover{
  background: var(--primary-700);
  border-color: var(--primary-700);
}

.btn-outline-primary{
  border-radius: 12px;
}

.form-control, .form-select{
  border-radius: 12px;
  border-color: var(--border);
}
.form-control:focus, .form-select:focus{
  border-color: rgba(37,99,235,.45);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(37,99,235,.12);
}

.hr-fade{
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(148,163,184,.6), transparent);
  border: 0;
}



/* ---------- Section banding ---------- */
.section{
  padding: 56px 0;
  position: relative;
}

.section--white{ background: #ffffff; }
.section--gray{
  background: var(--bg);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

/* Optional: tighter separation line without looking "boxed" */
.section-divider{
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(148,163,184,.55), transparent);
  border: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ---------- Card separation ---------- */
.card-clean,
.card-soft{
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border: 1px solid rgba(226,232,240,.9); /* softer than --border */
  background: #fff;
}

/* Slightly different “soft” background so cards pop on white sections too */
.card-soft{
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff, #fbfdff);
}

/* A more noticeable but still premium shadow */
.card-clean{
  box-shadow:
    0 18px 45px rgba(15,23,42,.08),
    0 2px 10px rgba(15,23,42,.04);
}

.card-soft{
  box-shadow:
    0 10px 26px rgba(15,23,42,.06),
    0 1px 6px rgba(15,23,42,.03);
}

/* Subtle hover lift for “not flat” */
.card-clean:hover,
.card-soft:hover{
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow:
    0 22px 55px rgba(15,23,42,.10),
    0 4px 14px rgba(15,23,42,.05);
}

/* Make hover feel smooth */
.card-clean,
.card-soft{
  transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, border-color .18s ease;
}

/* Optional: slightly stronger border on hover */
.card-clean:hover,
.card-soft:hover{
  border-color: rgba(37,99,235,.22);
}