    /*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
:root {
  --dark-navy: rgb(11, 31, 82);
  --soft-blue: rgb(107, 167, 214);
  --light-blue: rgb(155, 194, 225);
  --light-grey: rgb(241, 241, 241);
  --white: rgb(255, 255, 255);
  --red-accent: #e63946;
  --text-dark: #333;
  --text-light: #555;
  --bluish: #635ce8;
        }

/* Reset body positioning to remove the 40px top gap */
body {
  font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;
  top: 0px !important;
  position: static !important;
  font-family: "Rubik", sans-serif;
  color: var(--text-light);
  background-color: var(--white);
  font-size:1.2rem;
  overflow-x: hidden; 
  overflow-y: visible;
}

.bg1{
  background-color: var(--soft-blue);
}

.bg2{
  background-color: var(--bluish);
}

.bg3{
    background-color: var(--dark-navy) ;
}
.bg4{
    background-color: var(--red-accent) ;
}

/* Force the top bar to be the topmost layer */
.top-bar {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2000 !important; /* Extremely high to beat any slider */
}

/* Change the default link color */
.mymenu .nav-link {
  color : var(--text-light);
}

/* Change the link color on hover */
.mymenu .nav-link:hover {
  color: var(--soft-blue)
}

/* Change the link color on hover */
.mymenu .nav-link.active {
  color: var(--bluish);
}


footer {
  background-color: var(--dark-navy);
  font-size:1.rem;  
  color: var(--white);
}
 
 
a {
  color: var(--soft-blue);
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  color: var(--light-blue) !important;
  text-decoration: none;
}

p{
    font-size:1.25rem
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
}


.text-accent {
    color: var(--red-accent) !important;    
}

.text-bluish {
    color: var(--bluish) !important;    
}

.text-navy {
    color: var(--dark-navy) !important;    
}

/* ============================= */
/* Offcanvas & Navigation Effects */
/* ============================= */

/* Offcanvas Transition Enhancements */
.offcanvas {
    width: 300px !important;
    transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

/* Hover effects for mobile links */
.offcanvas-body .nav-link {
    transition: padding-left 0.3s ease;
}
.offcanvas-body .nav-link:hover {
    padding-left: 10px;
    color: #0d6efd;
}

.transition-link:hover {
    color: var(--bluish) !important;
}
.outline-none {
    outline: none;
}

/* ============================= */
/* Hero Section & Swiper Styling */
/* ============================= */

/* Hero Dimensions */
.hero-slider-wrapper {
    height: 90vh; /* Ideal for PWA to show content below the fold */
    min-height: 500px;
    position: relative;
}
.mainHeroSwiper {
    height: 100%;
}

/* Animation Control: Reset animation on slide change */
.swiper-slide-active .animate__animated {
    visibility: visible;
}
.swiper-slide:not(.swiper-slide-active) .animate__animated {
    visibility: hidden;
}

/* Swiper custom styling */
.swiper-pagination-bullet {
    background: #fff !important;
    opacity: 0.7;
}
.swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
    background: #0d6efd !important;
    opacity: 1;
    width: 30px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    transition: 0.3s;
}

/* Overlay div on slides */
.overlay-div {
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 10;
    /*background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);*/
    color: white;
    padding: 10px;
    pointer-events: auto;
}

/* Decorative dash */
.dash { 
    content: '';
    width: 80px;
    height: 5px;
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(-90deg,#4bc1f6 0,#0094d6 93%);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(-90deg,#4bc1f6 0,#0094d6 93%);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg,#4bc1f6 0,#0094d6 93%);
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 29px;
    left: 0;
}

/* ============================= */
/* Section Specific Styles       */
/* ============================= */

/* Letter-spacing utilities */
.tracking-wider {
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
}
.tracking-widest {
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
}

/* Hover Lift Effect */
.hover-lift {
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, shadow 0.3s ease;
}
.hover-lift:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px);
    box-shadow: 0 1rem 3rem rgba(0,0,0,.1) !important;
}

/* Card & Image Styling */
.card-img-wrapper {
    height: 200px;
}
.card-img-wrapper img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}
.hover-lift:hover .transition-img {
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

/* Gradient Card Hover */
.card[style*="background"] {
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}
.card[style*="background"]:hover {
    transform: scale(1.05);
    box-shadow: 0 15px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.2) !important;
}

/* Hover Scale Effects */
.hover-scale {
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}
.hover-scale:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
}

/* Hover Translate */
.hover-translate {
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, background-color 0.3s ease;
}
.hover-translate:hover {
    transform: translateX(5px);
}

/* Hover with background change */
.hover-scale:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.2) !important;
    background-color: #f8f9fa;
}

/* Rounded corners */
.rounded-4 {
    border-radius: 1.5rem !important;
}

/* About Hero Parallax */
.about-hero {
    background-attachment: fixed;
}

/* Object fit utility */
.object-fit-cover {
    object-fit: cover;
}

/* ============================= */
/* Form & Input Styling          */
/* ============================= */


.btn1 {
background: var(--soft-blue);
  color: var(--dark-navy);
  padding: 10px 30px;
}
.btn1:hover{
background: var(--soft-blue);
}

.btn2 {
background: var(--dark-navy);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 10px 30px;
}
.btn2:hover{
background: var(--bluish);
color: #fff;
}


.btn3 {
background: var(--red-accent);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 10px 30px;
}
.btn3:hover{
background: var(--dark-navy);
color: #fff;
}

.form-control:focus {
    background-color: #fff !important;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.25rem rgba(13, 110, 253, 0.15);
    border-color: var(--soft-blue);
}

/* Form Alignment Adjustments */
@media (min-width: 992px) {
    #contactForm .btn-lg {
        height: 52px; /* Matches the height of lg inputs */
    }
}

/* ============================= */
/* Footer & Links               */
/* ============================= */

.hover-white {
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.hover-white:hover {
    color: #ffffff !important;
    padding-left: 5px;
}
.footer-links a {
    display: inline-block;
}
.footer-links li a:hover {
    color: #0d6efd !important;
}

/* ============================= */
/* Responsive / Media Queries    */
/* ============================= */

/* Desktop-only border-end for 2-column sections */
@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .border-end-md {
        border-right: 1px solid #dee2e6 !important;
    }
}

/* Mobile adjustments for stacking order */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .col-lg-5 { order: 2; }
    .col-lg-7 { order: 1; }
}

/* Mobile font scaling */
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .display-3 { font-size: 2.1rem; line-height: 0.5em; }
}

/*Google Translate*/
  /* Hide the top translation banner */
.goog-te-banner-frame.skiptranslate, 
.goog-te-banner-frame {
    display: none !important;
}

/* Optional: Hide the "Original Text" tooltip popup */
#goog-gt-tt, 
.goog-te-balloon-frame {
    display: none !important;
}
.goog-text-highlight {
    background-color: transparent !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}
#goog-gt-tt  + div {display:none !important; height:10px !important; margin-top:-50px !important;}
 
 /* .goog-te-gadget img { display: none; }*/
.goog-te-combo {font-size: 16px; padding:10px; border:none;}
span .indicator { display: none !important;}
 /* Target modern dynamic class names for the header */
.VIpgJd-ZVi9od-ORHb-OEVmcd, 
.VIpgJd-ZVi9od-l4eHX-hSRGPd {
    display: none !important;
}

/* Ensure the Google Translate container and its children handle clicks */
#google_translate_element, 
#google_translate_element *,
.goog-te-combo {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2001 !important;
    pointer-events: auto !important;
}

