:root {
    /* Colors */
    --primary-color: #2B3C53;
    --secondary-color: #8ECDDD;
    --background-color: #F0F4F8;
    --footer-bg-color: #1A2633;
    --button-color: #8ECDDD;
    --text-color: #2F4F4F; /* Dark Slate Gray */
    --light-text-color: #F8FCFF;
    --heading-color: var(--primary-color);

    /* Section Backgrounds */
    --section-bg-1: #F8FCFF;
    --section-bg-2: #E9F1F7;
    --section-bg-3: #F0F4F8;

    /* Spacing */
    --spacing-xs: 0.5rem;
    --spacing-sm: 1rem;
    --spacing-md: 1.5rem;
    --spacing-lg: 2rem;
    --spacing-xl: 3rem;

    /* Border Radius */
    --border-radius-sm: 0.375rem; /* 6px */
    --border-radius-md: 0.75rem;  /* 12px */
    --border-radius-lg: 1.5rem;   /* 24px */

    /* Shadows */
    --shadow-sm: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    --shadow-md: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
    --shadow-lg: 0 10px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    --shadow-hover: 0 8px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12), 0 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);

    /* Transitions */
    --transition-speed: 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

/* Base Styles */
html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    font-size: 16px;
}

body {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; /* Modern, clean sans-serif */
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--text-color);
    background-color: var(--background-color);
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

/* Typography */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; /* Stronger, more professional headings */
    color: var(--heading-color);
    margin-top: var(--spacing-lg);
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
    line-height: 1.2;
    font-weight: 700;
}

h1 {
    font-size: 3.5rem; /* 56px */
    letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

h2 {
    font-size: 2.5rem; /* 40px */
}

h3 {
    font-size: 1.875rem; /* 30px */
}

h4 {
    font-size: 1.5rem; /* 24px */
}

p {
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
}

a {
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color var(--transition-speed);
}

a:hover {
    color: var(--primary-color);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

ul, ol {
    margin-left: var(--spacing-md);
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
}

b, strong {
    font-weight: 700;
}

/* Layout & Structure */
.container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    padding-left: var(--spacing-md);
    padding-right: var(--spacing-md);
}

section {
    padding: var(--spacing-xl) 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

section:nth-of-type(odd) {
    background-color: var(--section-bg-1);
}

section:nth-of-type(even) {
    background-color: var(--section-bg-2);
}

/* Specific Section Backgrounds */
.section-bg-1 { background-color: var(--section-bg-1); }
.section-bg-2 { background-color: var(--section-bg-2); }
.section-bg-3 { background-color: var(--section-bg-3); }


/* Buttons */
.btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: var(--spacing-sm) var(--spacing-md);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-md);
    border: none;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all var(--transition-speed);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.btn-primary {
    background-color: var(--button-color);
    color: var(--light-text-color);
    border: 1px solid var(--button-color);
}

.btn-primary:hover {
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    border-color: var(--primary-color);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.btn-secondary {
    background-color: transparent;
    color: var(--button-color);
    border: 1px solid var(--button-color);
}

.btn-secondary:hover {
    background-color: var(--button-color);
    color: var(--light-text-color);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Cards */
.card {
    background-color: var(--section-bg-1);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-lg);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
    padding: var(--spacing-lg);
    transition: transform var(--transition-speed), box-shadow var(--transition-speed);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
}

/* Forms */
input[type="text"],
input[type="email"],
input[type="password"],
textarea,
select {
    width: 100%;
    padding: var(--spacing-sm);
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
    border: 1px solid #D1D5DB; /* Light gray border */
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--text-color);
    background-color: var(--section-bg-1);
    transition: border-color var(--transition-speed), box-shadow var(--transition-speed);
}

input[type="text"]:focus,
input[type="email"]:focus,
input[type="password"]:focus,
textarea:focus,
select:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: var(--button-color);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(142, 205, 221, 0.2); /* Focus ring effect */
}

textarea {
    min-height: 120px;
    resize: vertical;
}

/* Animations for Alpine.js (x-show, x-if) */
/* Fade In/Out */
[x-cloak] { display: none !important; }

.fade-enter-active, .fade-leave-active {
    transition: opacity var(--transition-speed);
}
.fade-enter, .fade-leave-to {
    opacity: 0;
}

/* Slide Down/Up */
.slide-down-enter-active, .slide-down-leave-active {
    transition: all var(--transition-speed);
    overflow: hidden; /* Important for height transition */
}
.slide-down-enter, .slide-down-leave-to {
    opacity: 0;
    max-height: 0;
    transform: translateY(-10px);
}
.slide-down-enter-to, .slide-down-leave {
    opacity: 1;
    max-height: 500px; /* Adjust as needed for content */
    transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Subtle Transform Scale for Modals/Popups */
.scale-enter-active, .scale-leave-active {
    transition: all var(--transition-speed);
}
.scale-enter, .scale-leave-to {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(0.95);
}

/* Utility Classes (complementing Tailwind) */
.text-center { text-align: center; }
.text-left { text-align: left; }
.text-right { text-align: right; }

.flex { display: flex; }
.items-center { align-items: center; }
.justify-center { justify-content: center; }
.justify-between { justify-content: space-between; }
.flex-col { flex-direction: column; }
.gap-md { gap: var(--spacing-md); }
.gap-lg { gap: var(--spacing-lg); }

.mt-lg { margin-top: var(--spacing-lg); }
.mb-lg { margin-bottom: var(--spacing-lg); }
.py-xl { padding-top: var(--spacing-xl); padding-bottom: var(--spacing-xl); }

/* Footer specific */
.footer {
    background-color: var(--footer-bg-color);
    color: var(--light-text-color);
    padding: var(--spacing-xl) 0;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.footer a {
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    opacity: 0.8;
}

.footer a:hover {
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    opacity: 1;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Modern minimalist accent - Clean code aesthetics */
/* Subtle border-bottom for active navigation items (example) */
.nav-link.active {
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--secondary-color);
    padding-bottom: 5px;
}

/* Clean code blocks (if applicable) */
pre {
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    color: var(--light-text-color);
    padding: var(--spacing-md);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
    overflow-x: auto;
    font-family: 'Fira Code', monospace; /* Monospaced font for code */
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

code {
    font-family: 'Fira Code', monospace;
    background-color: rgba(142, 205, 221, 0.1);
    color: var(--primary-color);
    padding: 0.2em 0.4em;
    border-radius: 3px;
}

/* Visual Enhancements */
.gradient-text {
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, var(--secondary-color), var(--primary-color));
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    display: inline-block;
}

/* Media Queries for responsiveness */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    h1 {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }

    h2 {
        font-size: 2rem;
    }

    .btn {
        padding: var(--spacing-sm);
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .container {
        padding-left: var(--spacing-sm);
        padding-right: var(--spacing-sm);
    }

    section {
        padding: var(--spacing-lg) 0;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    h1 {
        font-size: 2rem;
    }

    h2 {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }

    p {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
    }

    .btn {
        width: 100%;
        padding: var(--spacing-sm) var(--spacing-md);
    }
}

/* Scrollbar Styling (Webkit only for now) */
::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: var(--background-color);
    border-radius: 10px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: var(--secondary-color);
    border-radius: 10px;
    transition: background var(--transition-speed);
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: var(--primary-color);
}


/* Cookie Banner Additional Styles for Tailwind */
.cookie-banner-hover-effect:hover {
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .cookie-banner-hover-effect:hover {
        transform: none;
    }
}