:root {
    --primary-color: #007BFF;
    --secondary-color: #6C757D;
    --background-color: #F8F9FA;
    --footer-bg-color: #212529;
    --button-color: #0056B3;
    --section-bg-1: #E9ECEF;
    --section-bg-2: #DEE2E6;
    --section-bg-3: #F1F3F5;
    --section-bg-4: #CED4DA;
    --section-bg-5: #F8F9FA;
    --section-bg-6: #E0E0E0;
    --text-color: #343A40;
    --heading-color: #212529;
    --border-color: #CED4DA;
    --focus-ring-color: rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.4);
    --hover-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    --card-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    --border-radius-sm: 0.25rem;
    --border-radius-md: 0.5rem;
    --transition-speed: 0.3s ease-in-out;
    --header-backdrop-blur: 10px;
    --header-bg-opacity: 0.8;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

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

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    color: var(--heading-color);
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-top: 1.5em;
    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

h1 {
    font-size: 3rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

h2 {
    font-size: 2.25rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

h3 {
    font-size: 1.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

h4 {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 500;
}

p {
    margin-bottom: 1em;
}

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

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

.container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    padding-left: 1rem;
    padding-right: 1rem;
}

/* Header Styles */
.header {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, var(--header-bg-opacity));
    backdrop-filter: blur(var(--header-backdrop-blur));
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(var(--header-backdrop-blur));
    box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    z-index: 1000;
    transition: background-color var(--transition-speed), box-shadow var(--transition-speed);
}

.header.scrolled {
    background-color: var(--background-color);
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.header-content {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 1rem 0;
}

.logo {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--heading-color);
}

.nav-link {
    font-weight: 500;
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
    transition: background-color var(--transition-speed), color var(--transition-speed);
}

.nav-link:hover {
    background-color: rgba(var(--primary-color), 0.1);
    color: var(--primary-color);
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* Buttons */
.btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 0.75rem 1.75rem;
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-md);
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    border: none;
    transition: all var(--transition-speed);
    text-decoration: none;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.btn-primary {
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    color: #fff;
}

.btn-primary:hover {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--button-color) 0%, var(--primary-color) 100%);
    box-shadow: var(--hover-shadow);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.btn-secondary {
    background-color: var(--secondary-color);
    color: #fff;
}

.btn-secondary:hover {
    background-color: #5a6268;
    box-shadow: var(--hover-shadow);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.btn:focus {
    outline: none;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--focus-ring-color);
}

/* Form Elements */
.input-field, .textarea-field {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--text-color);
    background-color: #fff;
    transition: border-color var(--transition-speed), box-shadow var(--transition-speed);
}

.input-field:focus, .textarea-field:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: var(--primary-color);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--focus-ring-color);
}

.textarea-field {
    resize: vertical;
    min-height: 100px;
}

/* Cards */
.card {
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-md);
    box-shadow: var(--card-shadow);
    padding: 1.5rem;
    transition: transform var(--transition-speed), box-shadow var(--transition-speed);
}

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

/* 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); }
.section-bg-4 { background-color: var(--section-bg-4); }
.section-bg-5 { background-color: var(--section-bg-5); }
.section-bg-6 { background-color: var(--section-bg-6); }

/* Gradient Text */
.gradient-text {
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, var(--primary-color), var(--button-color));
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background-clip: text;
    color: transparent; /* Fallback for unsupported browsers */
}

/* Footer */
.footer {
    background-color: var(--footer-bg-color);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    padding: 3rem 0;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.footer h4 {
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.footer ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

.footer ul li {
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.footer ul li a {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    transition: color var(--transition-speed);
}

.footer ul li a:hover {
    color: var(--primary-color);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.social-icons a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    color: #fff;
    margin-right: 0.75rem;
    transition: background-color var(--transition-speed), transform var(--transition-speed);
}

.social-icons a:hover {
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.copyright-text {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 2rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
}

/* Utility Classes for spacing (complementing Tailwind) */
.py-section {
    padding-top: 5rem;
    padding-bottom: 5rem;
}

.my-section {
    margin-top: 5rem;
    margin-bottom: 5rem;
}

/* Alpine.js specific styles */
[x-cloak] {
    display: none !important;
}

/* Fade transition for Alpine.js elements */
.fade-enter-active, .fade-leave-active {
    transition: opacity var(--transition-speed);
}
.fade-enter, .fade-leave-to {
    opacity: 0;
}

/* Responsive Adjustments */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    h1 {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }

    h2 {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
    }

    .header-content {
        flex-direction: column;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .header .logo {
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .nav-link {
        margin: 0.5rem 0.5rem;
    }

    .py-section {
        padding-top: 3rem;
        padding-bottom: 3rem;
    }

    .my-section {
        margin-top: 3rem;
        margin-bottom: 3rem;
    }

    .footer-grid { /* Assuming a grid layout for footer */
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .footer-grid > div {
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .social-icons {
        justify-content: center;
        margin-top: 1rem;
    }
}

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

    .btn {
        padding: 0.6rem 1.25rem;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }
}


/* 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;
    }
}