/* ---------------------------------------------------
   CSS RESET & NORMALIZATION (modern, simple, safe)
---------------------------------------------------- */
html,body,div,span,applet,object,iframe,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,p,blockquote,pre,a,abbr,acronym,address,big,cite,code,del,dfn,em,img,ins,kbd,q,s,samp,small,strike,strong,sub,sup,tt,var,b,u,i,center,dl,dt,dd,ol,ul,li,fieldset,form,label,legend,table,caption,tbody,tfoot,thead,tr,th,td,article,aside,canvas,details,embed,figure,figcaption,footer,header,hgroup,menu,nav,output,ruby,section,summary,time,mark,audio,video{
  margin:0; padding:0; border:0; outline:0; font-size:100%; font:inherit; vertical-align:baseline; box-sizing:border-box;
}
article,aside,details,figcaption,figure,footer,header,hgroup,menu,nav,section{display:block}
body { line-height:1; }
ul,ol{ list-style:none; }
a { text-decoration:none; color:inherit; }
img { border: 0; max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-weight: normal; }
table{ border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; }
input,button,textarea,select{ font-family:inherit; font-size:inherit; color:inherit; background:inherit; border:none; outline:none; }
button{cursor:pointer;background:none;}
:root {
  --color-primary: #23395d;
  --color-secondary: #5cc3e0;
  --color-accent: #f4f8fb;
  --color-pastel1: #ffe3ee;
  --color-pastel2: #fff8e1;
  --color-pastel3: #d6eaf8;
  --color-pastel4: #d1f2eb;
  --color-pastel5: #f9e79f;
  --color-success: #7de2d1;
  --color-warning: #ffe895;
  --color-error: #f8bbd0;
  --color-text-dark: #23395d;
  --color-text-light: #4c6599;
  --shadow-main: 0 2px 16px 0 rgba(80,120,182,0.10);
  --shadow-soft: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(80,120,182,0.06);
}

/* --------------------------------------------
    TYPOGRAPHY
---------------------------------------------*/
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:700,600,500,400&display=swap');
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400,500,700&display=swap');
body {
  font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-text-dark);
  min-height: 100vh;
  font-weight: 400;
}
h1, .h1 {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
}
h2, .h2 {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}
h3, .h3 {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.13rem;
  color: var(--color-text-light);
  font-weight:500;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
h4, .h4 {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-text-light);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom:8px;
}
p, li, blockquote, dd {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-text-dark);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
blockquote {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  background: var(--color-pastel4);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--color-secondary);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  padding: 15px 24px 15px 24px;
  border-radius: 12px;
}
b, strong {
  font-weight: 600;
}
a {
  color: var(--color-secondary);
  transition: color .18s cubic-bezier(.55,.05,.56,.94);
}
a:hover, a:focus {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------
    CONTAINERS & COMMON STRUCTURE
--------------------------------------------------*/
.container {
  width: 96%;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 8px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0; /* avoid grid-gap */
}
.content-wrapper {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 0;
  gap: 0;
}
.section {
  margin-bottom: 60px;
  padding: 40px 20px;
  background: transparent;
}

/* --------------------------------------------
   HEADER & NAVIGATION
---------------------------------------------*/
header {
  width: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-pastel1), var(--color-pastel3) 90%);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-main);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 100;
}
header .container {
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 14px 8px;
  gap: 32px;
}
header nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
}
header nav a {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 6px 13px;
  transition: background .2s;
}
header nav a:hover,
header nav a:focus {
  background: var(--color-pastel3);
}
header img {
  display: block;
  height: 44px;
}
.cta.primary {
  background: var(--color-secondary);
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 24px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 10px 28px;
  margin-left: 18px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-main);
  transition: background .15s, box-shadow .15s;
}
.cta.primary:hover, .cta.primary:focus {
  background: var(--color-primary);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px 0 rgba(80,120,182,0.17);
}
.cta {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--color-pastel3);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 16px;
  border-radius: 22px;
  padding: 8px 22px;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 14px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transition: background .18s, color .18s;
}
.cta:hover, .cta:focus {
  background: var(--color-pastel2);
  color: var(--color-secondary);
}
.cta-area {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 20px;
  margin: 20px 0 0 0;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
   HERO BANNERS
--------------------------------------------------- */
.hero {
  background: linear-gradient(127deg, var(--color-pastel3) 0%, var(--color-pastel1) 80%);
  border-radius: 0 0 38px 38px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  padding: 36px 0 40px 0;
  min-height: 230px;
}
.hero .container {
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.hero .content-wrapper {
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding-left: 4px;
  padding-right:4px;
}
.hero h1 {
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(92,195,224,0.11);
}
.hero p {
  color: var(--color-text-light);
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.hero .cta {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------
    FEATURE GRID / BENEFITS
--------------------------------------------------- */
.feature-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.feature {
  flex: 1 1 230px;
  min-width: 180px;
  background: var(--color-pastel2);
  border-radius: 23px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  padding: 24px 22px 20px 22px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  transition: box-shadow .21s;
}
.feature:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 7px 38px 0 rgba(92,195,224,0.17);
}
.feature img {
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------
   TESTIMONIALS
--------------------------------------------------------*/
.testimonial-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 14px;
  background: #ffffffee;
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-main);
  padding: 20px 24px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  transition: box-shadow .18s;
}
.testimonial-card:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 38px 0 rgba(35, 57, 93, 0.11);
}
.testimonial-card blockquote {
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  padding: 0 0 0 0;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.07rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.testimonial-card p {
  color: var(--color-text-dark);
  margin: 0 0 0 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
}
.testimonial-card b {font-weight: 600;}

/* Ensure contrast for testimonial text */
.testimonial-card, .testimonial-card p, .testimonial-card blockquote {
  color: #26334d;
  background-color: #fff;
}

/* ----------------------------------------------------
    SECTIONS: SPACING & LAYOUT (FLEX)
----------------------------------------------------- */
.section { /* already defined above, reiterate for consistency */
  margin-bottom: 60px;
  padding: 40px 20px;
}
.card-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 24px;
}
.card {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  background: var(--color-pastel2);
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  padding: 24px;
  transition: box-shadow .12s;
}
.card:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 7px 28px 0 rgba(91,132,197,0.11);
}
.content-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 20px;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.text-image-section {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.feature-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 15px;
}

/* ----------------------------------------------
   LISTS, FAQ, TIMELINE
------------------------------------------------*/
ul, ol, dl {
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  margin-left: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
}
ul li, ol li, dl dt, dl dd {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  /* For pastel bullets, use a soft dot */
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 23px;
}
ul li:before, ol li:before {
  content: '';
  display: inline-block;
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  background: var(--color-pastel4);
  border-radius: 50%;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 8px;
}
dt {
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}
dd {
  color: var(--color-text-dark);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

/* ----------------------------------------------
   FOOTER
------------------------------------------------*/
footer {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-pastel4) 0%, var(--color-pastel3) 100%);
  border-radius: 28px 28px 0 0;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-main);
  margin-top: 60px;
  padding: 36px 0 30px 0;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}
footer .container {
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 32px;
}
footer nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
}
footer nav a {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  padding: 0;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  transition: color .18s;
}
footer nav a:hover, footer nav a:focus { color: var(--color-secondary); }
footer img {
  height: 38px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.footer-contact {
  color: var(--color-text-light);
  font-size: 0.97rem;
}
.footer-contact a {
  color: var(--color-secondary);
}
.footer-contact a:hover, .footer-contact a:focus {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* ----------------------------------------------
   MOBILE MENU
------------------------------------------------ */
.mobile-menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  background: var(--color-secondary);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 2rem;
  padding: 5px 16px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  margin-left: 12px;
  transition: background .17s;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1080;
}
.mobile-menu-toggle:focus, .mobile-menu-toggle:hover {
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: #fff;
}
.mobile-menu {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  background: #fff;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 100vw;
  height: 100vh;
  z-index: 1101;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 40px 0 rgba(35,57,93,0.16);
  transform: translateX(-110vw);
  transition: transform 270ms cubic-bezier(.7,.1,.68,.99);
  padding: 0;
}
.mobile-menu.active {
  display: flex;
  transform: translateX(0);
}
.mobile-menu-close {
  align-self: flex-end;
  margin: 19px 16px 10px 0;
  background: var(--color-pastel4);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: 12px;
  font-size: 2rem;
  padding: 5px 17px;
  transition: background .18s;
  z-index: 1102;
}
.mobile-menu-close:hover, .mobile-menu-close:focus { background: var(--color-pastel1); }
.mobile-nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 9px 18px 10px 38px;
  gap: 14px;
}
.mobile-nav a {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  padding: 12px 0 9px 0;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  transition: background .16s, color .16s;
  width: 100%;
}
.mobile-nav a:hover, .mobile-nav a:focus { background: var(--color-accent); color: var(--color-secondary); }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  header .container {
    gap: 10px;
  }
  header nav {
    gap: 13px;
  }
  .cta.primary { margin-left: 8px; }
  .feature-grid {gap:18px;}
}
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .container {max-width: 99vw;}
  .footer-contact {margin-top: 20px;}
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  header .container {
    flex-direction: row;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 10px 8px;
  }
  header nav,
  .cta.primary {
    display: none;
  }
  .mobile-menu-toggle {
    display: block;
  }
  .container {
    padding: 0 2vw;
    width: 99vw;
  }
  .hero .container, .hero .content-wrapper { align-items: flex-start; }
  footer .container {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 26px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  h1, .h1 { font-size: 1.55rem; }
  h2, .h2 { font-size: 1.18rem; }
  .section, .hero {
    padding: 21px 8px;
  }
  .content-wrapper { padding: 0 2px; }
  .card,.feature {
    padding: 16px 11px 13px 13px;
  }
}

/* ---------- FLEX RESPONSIVE FOR ROW/COLUMN --- */
.text-image-section {
  flex-direction: row;
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .text-image-section {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 18px;
  }
  .card-container, .feature-grid, .content-grid { flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }
  .cta-area { flex-direction: column; gap: 15px; }
}

/* ----------------------------------------------------
   BUTTONS & INTERACTIONS
-----------------------------------------------------*/
button,.cta, .cta.primary {
  transition: background .2s, color .15s, box-shadow .16s;
}
button:focus, .cta:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-secondary);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* ----------------------------------------------------
   ANIMATIONS
-----------------------------------------------------*/
.section, .feature, .feature-grid, .card, .testimonial-card, .cta, .mobile-menu, .mobile-menu-toggle {
  transition: box-shadow .21s cubic-bezier(.33,.7,.53,1), background .19s, color .19s;
}

/* --------------------------------------------
   COOKIE CONSENT BANNER & MODAL
---------------------------------------------*/
.cookie-banner {
  position: fixed;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 100vw;
  z-index: 1110;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-pastel3), var(--color-pastel1));
  color: var(--color-primary);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  box-shadow: 0 -1px 24px rgba(35,57,93,0.09);
  padding: 18px 18px;
  gap: 32px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  border-radius: 20px 20px 0 0;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateY(100%);
  transition: opacity .17s, transform .27s;
}
.cookie-banner.active {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateY(0);
}
.cookie-banner-text {
  max-width: 420px;
}
.cookie-banner-buttons {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: center;
}
.cookie-banner button, .cookie-banner .cta {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  border-radius: 22px;
  padding: 7px 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0;
}
.cookie-accept {
  background: var(--color-secondary);
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  margin-right: 3px;
}
.cookie-accept:hover, .cookie-accept:focus { background: var(--color-primary); }
.cookie-reject {
  background: var(--color-error);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  border: none;
  margin-right: 3px;
}
.cookie-reject:hover, .cookie-reject:focus { background: #ffe3ee; }
.cookie-settings {
  background: var(--color-pastel1);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-secondary);
}
.cookie-settings:hover, .cookie-settings:focus { background: var(--color-pastel2); }

/* Cookie Modal */
.cookie-modal-overlay {
  display: none;
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 1200;
  left: 0; top: 0; width: 100vw; height: 100vh;
  background: rgba(35,57,93,0.15);
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  animation: fadeIn .21s;
}
.cookie-modal-overlay.active {
  display: flex;
}
.cookie-modal {
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 60px -4px rgba(92,195,224,0.18);
  padding: 38px 28px 26px 28px;
  width: 90vw;
  max-width: 430px;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  animation: slideUp .28s cubic-bezier(.72,.15,.65,1);
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
}
.cookie-modal h2 {
  font-size: 1.22rem;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.cookie-modal .cookie-close {
  position: absolute; top: 8px; right: 11px;
  background: var(--color-pastel4);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 1.32rem;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 4px 11px;
  transition: background .2s; border: none;
}
.cookie-modal .cookie-close:hover {background: var(--color-pastel2);}
.cookie-modal-category {
  display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center; gap: 11px;
}
.cookie-modal-category label {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}
.cookie-modal input[type='checkbox'] {
  accent-color: var(--color-secondary);
  width: 18px; height: 18px; margin-right: 5px;
}
.cookie-modal .cookie-essential {
  font-weight: 500; color: var(--color-text-dark);
}
.cookie-modal .cookie-essential input[type='checkbox'] {
  pointer-events: none;
}
.cookie-modal-footer {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}
@keyframes fadeIn {from{opacity:0;}to{opacity:1;}}
@keyframes slideUp {from{transform:translateY(46px);opacity:0;}to{transform:translateY(0);opacity:1;}}

/* --------- UTILITY PADDINGS, MARGINS, GAPS --------- */
.mt-2{margin-top:16px;}
.mt-3{margin-top:24px;}
.mb-2{margin-bottom:16px;}
.mb-3{margin-bottom:24px;}
.pt-2{padding-top:16px;}
.pb-2{padding-bottom:16px;}
.gap-1{gap:8px;}.gap-2{gap:16px;}.gap-3{gap:24px;}

/* --------------------------------------
     MISC (TAGS, CATEGORIES ON BLOG)
---------------------------------------*/
span {
  font-size: 0.97rem;
  background: var(--color-pastel3);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: 7px;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 3px 12px;
  margin: 4px 6px 4px 0;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------
   FOCUS STATES (Accessibility)
----------------------------------------------*/
a:focus, button:focus, .cta:focus, .cta.primary:focus, .cookie-accept:focus, .cookie-reject:focus, .cookie-settings:focus, .mobile-menu-toggle:focus, .mobile-menu-close:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-secondary);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------
   HIDE SCROLL OVERFLOW 
----------------------------------------------*/
body.mobile-menu-open {
  overflow: hidden !important;
}