/* ==========================================================================
   Arizens IT Solutions: design system
   Navy + White + logo blues (taken from the logo). Change tokens here; everything else follows.
   ========================================================================== */
:root {
  /* Colour */
  --white: #FFFFFF;
  --off-white: #F4F7FB;
  --charcoal: #14203A;
  --charcoal-2: #3A4459;
  --grey: #6B7385;
  --grey-light: #A3AAB8;
  --border: #E3E8F0;
  --navy: #06204B;        /* logo navy (ARIZENS letters) */
  --navy-dark: #031538;
  --blue: #117CC6;        /* logo blue (E bars) */
  --sky: #3AA8DE;         /* logo light blue (globe), for dark backgrounds */
  --navy-soft: #EAF0F8;
  --success: #1F8A4C;
  --danger: #B42318;

  /* Type */
  --font: "Manrope", "Plus Jakarta Sans", "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
  --fs-xs: .72rem;
  --fs-sm: .84rem;
  --fs-base: .9375rem;
  --fs-lg: 1.0625rem;
  --fs-h3: clamp(1.25rem, 1.1rem + .5vw, 1.5rem);
  --fs-h2: clamp(2rem, 1.5rem + 2vw, 3rem);
  --fs-h1: clamp(2.5rem, 1.5rem + 3.6vw, 4.25rem);

  /* Layout */
  --container: 1240px;
  --gutter: 24px;
  --section: clamp(80px, 6vw + 40px, 140px);
  --header-h: 80px;
  --radius: 14px;
  --radius-sm: 8px;

  /* Effects */
  --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(20, 32, 58, .04), 0 4px 12px rgba(20, 32, 58, .04);
  --shadow-md: 0 2px 6px rgba(20, 32, 58, .04), 0 18px 40px rgba(20, 32, 58, .08);
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1);
}

/* --- Reset --------------------------------------------------------------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--header-h) + 16px); }
body {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  font-family: var(--font);
  font-size: var(--fs-base);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  background: var(--white);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
main { flex: 1; }
img, svg { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
img { height: auto; }
h1, h2, h3, h4 { margin: 0; line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -.025em; font-weight: 800; }
p { margin: 0; }
ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button, input, textarea, select { font: inherit; color: inherit; }
::selection { background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--navy); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 4px; }

.sr-only {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}
.skip-link {
  position: absolute; left: 16px; top: -60px; z-index: 100;
  background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--white); padding: 10px 16px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 12px; }

.icon { width: 1.15em; height: 1.15em; flex-shrink: 0; }

/* --- Layout -------------------------------------------------------------- */
.container { width: 100%; max-width: var(--container); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
.section { padding-block: var(--section); }
.section--tight { padding-block: calc(var(--section) * .6); }
.section--alt { background: var(--off-white); }
.section + .section:not(.section--alt):not(.cta) { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }

/* --- Typography helpers -------------------------------------------------- */
.eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  font-size: var(--fs-xs); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--charcoal);
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 36px; height: 2px; background: var(--blue); }

.mark { display: block; width: 40px; height: 3px; background: var(--blue); margin-bottom: 22px; border-radius: 2px; }
.h1 { font-size: var(--fs-h1); letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.h2 { font-size: var(--fs-h2); letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.h3 { font-size: var(--fs-h3); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.015em; }
.dot { color: var(--blue); }
.lead { font-size: var(--fs-lg); color: var(--grey); max-width: 38rem; }
.muted { color: var(--grey); }

.section-head { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px); }
.section-head .lead { margin-top: 16px; }

/* --- Buttons ------------------------------------------------------------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;
  min-height: 52px; padding: 0 26px;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: .92rem; letter-spacing: -.005em;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm); border: 1.5px solid transparent;
  cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background-color .25s var(--ease), color .25s var(--ease), border-color .25s var(--ease), box-shadow .25s var(--ease), transform .25s var(--ease);
}
.btn .icon { transition: transform .25s var(--ease); }
.btn:hover .icon { transform: translateX(4px); }
.btn-primary { background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(6, 32, 75, .22); }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--navy-dark); box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(6, 32, 75, .3); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.btn-outline { border-color: var(--charcoal); color: var(--charcoal); background: transparent; }
.btn-outline:hover { background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--white); }
.btn-sm { min-height: 42px; padding: 0 18px; font-size: .86rem; }
.btn[disabled] { opacity: .6; cursor: progress; transform: none; }

.link-arrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); white-space: nowrap;
}
.link-arrow .icon { transition: transform .25s var(--ease); }
.link-arrow:hover .icon { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* --- Logo ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
.logo { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
.logo img { height: 64px; width: auto; }
.site-footer .logo img { height: 64px; }

/* --- Header -------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .92);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(12px);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color .3s var(--ease), box-shadow .3s var(--ease);
}
.site-header.is-scrolled { border-bottom-color: var(--border); box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(20, 32, 58, .04); }
.header-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; min-height: var(--header-h); }
.brand { display: inline-flex; }

.site-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 44px; }
.site-nav ul { display: flex; gap: clamp(24px, 2.4vw, 36px); }
.site-nav ul a {
  position: relative; display: inline-block; padding: 8px 0;
  font-weight: 600; font-size: .92rem; color: var(--charcoal); white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color .2s var(--ease);
}
.site-nav ul a::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 2px;
  background: var(--navy); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease);
}
.site-nav ul a:hover, .site-nav ul a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--navy); }
.site-nav ul a:hover::after, .site-nav ul a[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none; width: 44px; height: 44px; margin-right: -10px;
  background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; position: relative;
}
.nav-toggle-bar {
  position: absolute; left: 11px; right: 11px; height: 2px; background: var(--charcoal); border-radius: 2px;
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease), top .3s var(--ease);
}
.nav-toggle-bar:nth-of-type(2) { top: 17px; }
.nav-toggle-bar:nth-of-type(3) { top: 25px; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle-bar:nth-of-type(2) { top: 21px; transform: rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle-bar:nth-of-type(3) { top: 21px; transform: rotate(-45deg); }

@media (max-width: 1060px) {
  :root { --header-h: 68px; }
  .logo img { height: 52px; }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .site-nav {
    position: fixed; inset: var(--header-h) 0 auto 0;
    flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 24px;
    padding: 12px var(--gutter) 32px;
    background: var(--white); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 40px rgba(20, 32, 58, .08);
    opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(-8px);
    transition: opacity .25s var(--ease), transform .25s var(--ease), visibility .25s;
  }
  .site-nav.is-open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
  .site-nav ul { flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }
  .site-nav ul a { display: block; padding: 16px 0; font-size: 1.15rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .site-nav ul a::after { display: none; }
  .site-nav .btn { width: 100%; }
  body.nav-open { overflow: hidden; }
}

/* --- Hero: dark navy band, headline left, tech image right ---------------- */
.hero { --hero-bg: #04162F; position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--hero-bg); color: var(--white); }
.hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: flex; align-items: center; min-height: clamp(600px, 50vw, 760px); padding-block: 48px 64px; }
.hero-copy { max-width: 600px; }
.hero-copy .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 26px; color: #C9D6EC; }
.hero-copy .eyebrow::before { background: var(--sky); }
.hero-title { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 1.3rem + 3.2vw, 3.9rem); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.035em; line-height: 1.08; }
.hero-title .accent { display: block; color: var(--sky); }
@media (min-width: 1200px) { .hero-copy { max-width: 690px; } .hero-title .accent { white-space: nowrap; } }
.hero-copy .lead { margin-top: 24px; color: #C9D6EC; max-width: 30rem; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 20px; margin-top: 34px; }
.hero-actions .btn { min-width: 170px; }
.hero .btn-primary { background: var(--white); color: var(--navy); box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25); }
.hero .btn-primary:hover { background: #E3ECFA; }
.hero .btn-outline { border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7); color: var(--white); }
.hero .btn-outline:hover { background: var(--white); color: var(--navy); }
.hero :focus-visible { outline-color: var(--white); }


.hero-art { position: absolute; z-index: 1; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; pointer-events: none; }
/* The earth picture keeps its own shape, sits on the right, and fades into the navy on
   every side (long, eased fade on the left, toward the text). */
.hero-earth {
  position: absolute; right: 0; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: min(60vw, 1060px); aspect-ratio: 1920 / 1446;
  -webkit-mask-image:
    linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .15) 8%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .45) 15%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .8) 21%, #000 27%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 14%, #000 86%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
          mask-image:
    linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .15) 8%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .45) 15%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .8) 21%, #000 27%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 14%, #000 86%, transparent 100%);
          mask-composite: intersect;
}
.hero-earth img, .hero-earth canvas { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .hero-copy { max-width: 50%; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero-inner { min-height: 0; padding-block: 8px 56px; }
  .hero-copy { max-width: none; }
  .hero-art { position: relative; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1920 / 1446; }
  .hero-earth {
    width: 100%;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 78%, transparent);
            mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 78%, transparent);
  }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .hero-actions .btn { flex: 1 1 100%; }
}

/* --- Services slider ----------------------------------------------------- */
.section--services .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.section--services .lead { max-width: 34rem; }

.services-slider { --per-view: 3; --gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 28px); --slide-ms: 1300; }
.services-viewport { overflow: hidden; margin: -16px; padding: 16px; } /* room for card shadows */
.services-track {
  display: flex; gap: var(--gap);
  /* gentle ease-in-out glide (starts and stops softly) */
  transition: transform calc(var(--slide-ms) * 1ms) cubic-bezier(.45, .05, .25, 1);
  will-change: transform; backface-visibility: hidden; transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}
.services-track.no-anim { transition: none; }
.service-card {
  flex: 0 0 calc((100% - (var(--per-view) - 1) * var(--gap)) / var(--per-view));
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px;
  padding: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 36px); min-height: 330px;
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease), box-shadow .35s var(--ease), border-color .35s var(--ease);
}
.service-card:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-color: #CFDCEC; }
.service-top { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.service-icon {
  display: grid; place-items: center; width: 64px; height: 64px; border-radius: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(140deg, var(--navy) 0%, #0D3F7E 100%); color: var(--sky);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(6, 32, 75, .22);
}
.service-icon .icon { width: 30px; height: 30px; stroke-width: 1.6; }
.service-title { font-size: var(--fs-h3); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; line-height: 1.25; color: var(--navy); }
.service-text { color: var(--charcoal-2); flex: 1; }
.service-link { color: var(--blue); font-size: .9rem; margin-top: 6px; }
.slider-dots { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 10px; margin-top: 36px; }
.slider-dot {
  width: 10px; height: 10px; padding: 0; border: 0; border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer;
  background: #C9D5E5; transition: width .3s var(--ease), background-color .3s var(--ease);
}
.slider-dot[aria-current="true"] { width: 30px; background: var(--blue); }
@media (max-width: 1000px) { .services-slider { --per-view: 2; } }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .services-slider { --per-view: 1; }
  .section--services .section-head { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .service-card { min-height: 0; }
}

/* --- Industries we serve: 4 cube tiles that turn one at a time ------------ */
.section--industries {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate;
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 70% at 85% 45%, rgba(58, 168, 222, .14) 0%, transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(40% 50% at 60% 90%, rgba(17, 124, 198, .08) 0%, transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--off-white) 0%, #FFFFFF 45%, #EEF5FC 100%);
}
.section + .section--industries { border-top: 0; }
.section.section--industries { padding-block: clamp(72px, 4vw + 40px, 116px); }
.section--industries::before { /* faint dot grid, futuristic texture */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(6, 32, 75, .13) 1px, transparent 1.4px);
  background-size: 22px 22px;
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(55% 75% at 75% 50%, #000 0%, transparent 75%);
          mask-image: radial-gradient(55% 75% at 75% 50%, #000 0%, transparent 75%);
}
.ind-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 80px); align-items: center; }
.ind-copy .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 20px; color: var(--blue); }
.ind-copy .lead { margin-top: 16px; max-width: 28rem; }
.ind-link { margin-top: 28px; color: var(--blue); }
/* list of all industries: a dot marks those on the tiles, the newest one lights up */
.ind-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 10px; margin-top: 32px; max-width: 480px; }
.ind-list li {
  position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; padding: 10px 30px 10px 10px;
  font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.25; color: var(--navy);
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: border-color .6s var(--ease), box-shadow .6s var(--ease);
}
.ind-list-ico {
  flex-shrink: 0; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 9px;
  background: var(--navy-soft); color: var(--blue); transition: background-color .6s var(--ease), color .6s var(--ease);
}
.ind-list-ico .icon { width: 18px; height: 18px; stroke-width: 1.8; }
.ind-list li::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; right: 13px; top: 50%; width: 7px; height: 7px; margin-top: -3.5px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: #C9D5E5; transition: background-color .6s var(--ease), box-shadow .6s var(--ease);
}
.ind-list li.is-on::after { background: var(--sky); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(58, 168, 222, .18); }
.ind-list li.is-active { border-color: rgba(17, 124, 198, .55); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(58, 168, 222, .16), 0 12px 26px rgba(6, 32, 75, .12); }
.ind-list li.is-active .ind-list-ico { background: linear-gradient(140deg, var(--navy) 0%, #0D3F7E 100%); color: var(--sky); }

.ind-stage {
  --turn-ms: 1600;
  position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 32px);
  padding-block: 0 5%; max-width: 520px; justify-self: end; width: 100%;
}
.ind-stage::before { /* soft cyan glow + thin orbit ring behind the tiles */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 6% 2%; z-index: -1; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(17, 124, 198, .16);
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(58, 168, 222, .22), transparent 75%);
}
/* slightly scattered layout: different sizes and offsets */
.ind-tile--1 { width: 84%; justify-self: end; align-self: start; }
.ind-tile--2 { width: 94%; margin-top: 12%; }
.ind-tile--3 { width: 94%; justify-self: end; margin-top: -5%; }
.ind-tile--4 { width: 78%; justify-self: start; margin-top: 6%; }

.ind-tile { --half: 120px; position: relative; aspect-ratio: 1; perspective: 1200px; }
.ind-tile::after { /* soft floor shadow */
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 10%; right: 10%; bottom: -7%; height: 12%; z-index: -1;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(6, 32, 75, .22), transparent); filter: blur(4px);
}
.ind-cube {
  position: relative; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  transform-style: preserve-3d; transform: translateZ(calc(var(--half) * -1));
  transition: transform calc(var(--turn-ms) * 1ms) cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .35, 1);
}
.ind-cube.no-anim, .ind-cube.no-anim .ind-face::after { transition: none !important; }
.ind-face {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 18px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; padding: clamp(16px, 2vw, 26px);
  color: var(--white);
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, #0B3570 0%, var(--navy) 55%, var(--navy-dark) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(58, 168, 222, .28);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(6, 32, 75, .22), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; backface-visibility: hidden;
}
.ind-face--front { transform: translateZ(var(--half)); }
.ind-face--next  { transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(var(--half)); }      /* turns in from the right */
.ind-tile[data-axis="x"] .ind-face--next { transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(var(--half)); } /* rolls down from above */
.ind-cube.is-turning { transform: translateZ(calc(var(--half) * -1)) rotateY(-90deg); }
.ind-tile[data-axis="x"] .ind-cube.is-turning { transform: translateZ(calc(var(--half) * -1)) rotateX(90deg); }
/* gentle shading so the turn reads as a real cube */
.ind-face::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 3; background: #020E26; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity calc(var(--turn-ms) * 1ms) cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .35, 1);
}
.ind-face--next::after, .is-turning .ind-face--front::after { opacity: .6; }
.is-turning .ind-face--next::after { opacity: 0; }

.ind-img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; z-index: 0; }
.ind-face::before { /* navy fade at the bottom keeps the name readable on pictures */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(3, 21, 56, .92) 0%, rgba(3, 21, 56, .6) 32%, rgba(3, 21, 56, 0) 65%);
}
.ind-glow {
  position: absolute; z-index: 1; width: 70%; aspect-ratio: 1; top: -30%; right: -25%; border-radius: 50%; pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(58, 168, 222, .35), transparent);
}
.ind-bg-icon { position: absolute; z-index: 1; right: -10%; bottom: -8%; width: 62%; color: var(--sky); opacity: .11; }
.ind-bg-icon .icon { width: 100%; height: auto; stroke-width: 1.2; }
.ind-img ~ .ind-bg-icon, .ind-img ~ .ind-glow { display: none; }
.ind-img ~ .ind-badge { background: rgba(6, 32, 75, .72); border-color: rgba(58, 168, 222, .45); box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(3, 21, 56, .3); }
.ind-badge {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; display: grid; place-items: center;
  width: clamp(44px, 4.4vw, 56px); height: clamp(44px, 4.4vw, 56px); border-radius: 14px;
  color: var(--sky); background: rgba(58, 168, 222, .14); border: 1px solid rgba(58, 168, 222, .38);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px); backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.ind-badge .icon { width: 52%; height: 52%; stroke-width: 1.6; }
.ind-name {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.01em; line-height: 1.2;
  font-size: clamp(.95rem, .8rem + .55vw, 1.3rem);
}
.ind-name::before { content: ""; display: block; width: 28px; height: 3px; border-radius: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--sky), var(--blue)); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .ind-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ind-stage { justify-self: center; max-width: 480px; }
  .ind-list { max-width: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .ind-face { border-radius: 14px; padding: 12px 13px; }
  .ind-list { gap: 8px; margin-top: 24px; }
  .ind-list li { font-size: .8rem; gap: 9px; padding: 8px 24px 8px 8px; }
  .ind-list li::after { right: 10px; }
  .ind-list-ico { width: 28px; height: 28px; }
  .ind-badge { width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 10px; }
  .ind-name { font-size: .84rem; }
  .ind-tile--1 { width: 90%; }
  .ind-tile--4 { width: 86%; }
  .ind-name::before { width: 22px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
}

/* --- Selected work ------------------------------------------------------- */
.section--work { padding-top: clamp(64px, 6vw, 96px); }
.work-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 32px); }
.work-card { position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }
.work-media { overflow: hidden; border-radius: 18px; background: var(--off-white); aspect-ratio: 296 / 198; }
.work-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .8s var(--ease); }
.work-card:hover .work-media img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.work-meta { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; padding-inline: 4px; }
.work-title { font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.work-title a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; } /* whole card clickable */
.work-sub { color: var(--charcoal-2); font-size: .84rem; margin-top: 4px; }
.work-arrow { color: var(--navy); margin-top: 4px; transition: transform .3s var(--ease); }
.work-arrow .icon { width: 26px; height: 26px; }
.work-card:hover .work-arrow { transform: translateX(6px); }
.work-card:hover .work-title { color: var(--navy); }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .work-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .work-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* --- About (home) -------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Banner-style band: text left, globe + waves artwork (from the About banner) on the right */
.section--about {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FFFFFF 0%, #F6F9FD 100%);
  padding-block: clamp(80px, 8vw, 130px);
}
.about-art {
  position: absolute; z-index: -1; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; width: min(46vw, 760px);
  background: url("../img/about-globe.jpg") left center / cover no-repeat;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;                       /* the artwork's white disappears into the section */
  /* fade in from the left and fade out softly at the bottom (no hard edge) */
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, #000 22%), linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 55%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
          mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, #000 22%), linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 55%, transparent 100%);
          mask-composite: intersect;
}
.about-copy { max-width: 600px; }
.section--about .eyebrow { color: var(--blue); margin-bottom: 22px; }
.about-title { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 1.4rem + 2.6vw, 3.4rem); letter-spacing: -.035em; line-height: 1.08; color: var(--charcoal); }
.about-title .sub { display: block; margin-top: 8px; font-size: .78em; }
.about-title .hl { color: var(--blue); }
.about-text { margin-top: 26px; font-size: var(--fs-lg); line-height: 1.7; color: var(--charcoal-2); max-width: 34rem; }
.about-copy .btn { margin-top: 34px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .section--about { padding-top: 0; }
  .about-art {
    position: relative; z-index: 0; display: block; width: 100%; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 8px;
    background-position: center 40%;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 70%, transparent);
            mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 70%, transparent);
  }
  .about-copy { max-width: none; }
}

/* --- CTA band ------------------------------------------------------------ */
.cta { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F4F7FB, #EAF0F8); padding-block: clamp(72px, 7vw, 112px); }
.cta-lines { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; pointer-events: none; }
.cta-inner { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 40px; }
.cta .lead { margin-top: 20px; color: var(--charcoal-2); max-width: 26rem; }
/* Home: About flows straight into the CTA as one soft area (one shared background, no join) */
.about-cta-band { position: relative; isolation: isolate; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FFFFFF 0%, #F6F9FD 40%, #EEF4FB 75%, #E9F0FA 100%); }
.about-cta-band > .section--about, .about-cta-band > .cta { background: transparent; }
.about-cta-band > .section--about { isolation: auto; }   /* let the artwork blend into the shared background */
.about-cta-band > .section--about { padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 5vw, 80px); }
.about-cta-band > .cta { padding-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 64px); }
.about-cta-band .cta-lines {
  opacity: .6;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 45%);   /* lines fade in, no hard start */
          mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 45%);
}
.about-cta-band .cta-lines path:first-of-type { display: none; }   /* drop the white sheen band */
.btn-lg { min-height: 56px; padding: 0 30px; font-size: .95rem; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .cta-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; } }

/* --- Page hero (inner pages) --------------------------------------------- */
.page-hero { padding-block: clamp(56px, 7vw, 112px) clamp(48px, 5vw, 80px); }
.page-hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.page-hero .h1 { max-width: 16ch; }
.page-hero .lead { margin-top: 24px; }

/* --- Editorial split (About, project pages) ------------------------------ */
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr); gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 80px); }
.split + .split { margin-top: clamp(56px, 6vw, 88px); }
.split-label { font-size: var(--fs-xs); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--grey); padding-top: 10px; }
.split-label::before { content: ""; display: block; width: 28px; height: 2px; background: var(--blue); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.prose > * + * { margin-top: 1.1em; }
.prose p { color: var(--charcoal-2); }
.prose .h2, .prose .h3 { color: var(--charcoal); }
.statement { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.2rem + 1.6vw, 2.5rem); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.statement em { font-style: normal; color: var(--navy); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* principles list */
.principles { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 0; margin-top: 8px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.principles li { padding: 28px 28px 0 0; }
.principles li + li { padding-left: 28px; border-left: 1px solid var(--border); }
.principles h3 { font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.principles p { color: var(--grey); font-size: .9rem; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .principles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; border-top: 0; }
  .principles li, .principles li + li { padding: 22px 0; border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
}

/* --- About page: services, steps, values, industries --------------------- */
.about-ico {
  flex-shrink: 0; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(140deg, var(--navy) 0%, #0D3F7E 100%); color: var(--sky);
}
.about-ico .icon { width: 22px; height: 22px; stroke-width: 1.7; }
.about-services { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 14px; }
.about-services li {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; padding: 16px 18px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); line-height: 1.3;
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}
.about-more { margin-top: 24px; color: var(--blue); }
.about-steps { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 18px; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.about-steps li {
  position: relative; padding: 26px 26px 24px; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}
.about-steps li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 3px; background: linear-gradient(var(--sky), var(--blue)); }
.step-no { display: block; font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .18em; color: var(--blue); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.about-steps h3, .about-values h3 { font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 800; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 6px; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.about-steps p, .about-values p { color: var(--charcoal-2); font-size: .92rem; }
.about-values { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 32px 40px; }
.about-values .about-ico { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.about-chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; }
.about-chips li {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 10px 18px 10px 14px; border-radius: 999px;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: .92rem; color: var(--navy); background: var(--navy-soft); border: 1px solid #D6E2F1;
}
.about-chips .icon { width: 18px; height: 18px; color: var(--blue); }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .about-services, .about-steps, .about-values { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* --- Project detail ------------------------------------------------------ */
.back-link { display: flex; width: fit-content; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--grey); margin-bottom: 40px; transition: color .2s; }
.back-link:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.project-facts { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px 56px; margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 28px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.project-facts dt { font-size: var(--fs-xs); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--grey); }
.project-facts dd { margin: 6px 0 0; font-weight: 700; }
.project-cover { border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--off-white); }
.project-cover img { width: 100%; }
.chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.chip { padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--white); font-size: var(--fs-sm); font-weight: 600; }
.project-nav { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; padding-block: 40px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.project-nav a { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; max-width: 48%; }
.project-nav a:last-child { text-align: right; margin-left: auto; }
.project-nav small { font-size: var(--fs-xs); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--grey); }
.project-nav strong { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1rem + .6vw, 1.5rem); letter-spacing: -.02em; transition: color .2s; }
.project-nav a:hover strong { color: var(--navy); }

/* --- Contact ------------------------------------------------------------- */
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr; gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 96px); align-items: start; }
.contact-aside .lead { margin-top: 24px; }
.contact-points { margin-top: 48px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.contact-points li { display: flex; gap: 16px; padding: 22px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.contact-points .icon { width: 24px; height: 24px; color: var(--navy); margin-top: 2px; }
.contact-points strong { display: block; font-weight: 700; }
.contact-points span, .contact-points a { color: var(--grey); }
.contact-points a:hover { color: var(--navy); }

.form-card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; }
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.field label { font-weight: 700; font-size: .86rem; }
.field label .opt { font-weight: 500; color: var(--grey); }
.field input, .field textarea {
  width: 100%; padding: 14px 16px; border: 1.5px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: var(--off-white); font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1.5;
  transition: border-color .2s var(--ease), background-color .2s var(--ease), box-shadow .2s var(--ease);
}
.field textarea { min-height: 160px; resize: vertical; }
.field input:hover, .field textarea:hover { border-color: #D5DCE7; }
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--navy); background: var(--white); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(6, 32, 75, .12); }
.field.has-error input, .field.has-error textarea { border-color: var(--danger); background: #FEF6F5; }
.field-error { display: none; font-size: var(--fs-sm); color: var(--danger); font-weight: 600; }
.field.has-error .field-error { display: block; }
.hp { position: absolute !important; left: -9999px !important; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.form-foot { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px; margin-top: 8px; }
.form-foot small { color: var(--grey); max-width: 22rem; }
.form-foot small a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.alert { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: flex-start; padding: 16px 18px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); margin-bottom: 24px; font-weight: 600; }
.alert .icon { width: 22px; height: 22px; margin-top: 1px; }
.alert--success { background: #EEF8F2; color: var(--success); }
.alert--error { background: #FDEEEC; color: var(--danger); }
.alert[hidden] { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; } }

/* --- Legal / long text --------------------------------------------------- */
.legal { max-width: 46rem; }
.legal h2 { font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 700; margin-top: 2.2em; }
.legal p, .legal li { color: var(--charcoal-2); }
.legal ul { list-style: disc; padding-left: 1.3em; }
.legal li + li { margin-top: .4em; }
.legal a { color: var(--navy); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }

/* --- Footer -------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-footer { background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); padding-top: 72px; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
.footer-brand p { color: #B9C4D8; margin-top: 20px; max-width: 24rem; font-size: .88rem; }
.footer-brand .logo-sub { color: #B9C4D8; }
.footer-title { font-size: var(--fs-xs); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #B9C4D8; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.footer-col li + li { margin-top: 10px; }
.footer-col a { font-weight: 600; transition: color .2s; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--sky); }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; padding-block: 24px 32px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14); font-size: var(--fs-sm); color: #B9C4D8; }
.footer-bottom ul { display: flex; gap: 24px; }
.footer-bottom a:hover { color: var(--white); }
.site-footer :focus-visible { outline-color: var(--white); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } .footer-brand { grid-column: 1 / -1; } }

/* --- 404 ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
.not-found { text-align: center; padding-block: clamp(96px, 12vw, 180px); }
.not-found .code { font-size: clamp(5rem, 3rem + 10vw, 10rem); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.05em; line-height: 1; }
.not-found .lead { margin: 20px auto 36px; }

/* --- Scroll reveal (only when JS is running) ----------------------------- */
.js [data-reveal] { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(28px); transition: opacity .9s var(--ease), transform .9s var(--ease); transition-delay: var(--delay, 0s); }
.js [data-reveal].is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; }
  .js [data-reveal] { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* --- Small-screen refinements -------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .section-head { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
}
.section--about { border-top: 0 !important; }
.project-hero { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px); align-items: center; }
.project-cover { margin: 0; border: 0; box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); border-radius: var(--radius); }
.project-cover img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 296 / 198; object-fit: cover; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .project-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* --- Contact links in footer --------------------------------------------- */
.footer-contact { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
.footer-contact .icon { width: 18px; height: 18px; color: var(--sky); }

/* --- Floating WhatsApp button -------------------------------------------- */
.wa-float {
  position: fixed; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; z-index: 60;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  height: 56px; padding: 0 16px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: #25D366; color: #fff; font-weight: 700; font-size: .86rem;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(37, 211, 102, .35), 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, .12);
  transition: transform .25s var(--ease), box-shadow .25s var(--ease), background-color .25s var(--ease);
}
.wa-float .icon { width: 26px; height: 26px; }
.wa-float-label { max-width: 0; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; transition: max-width .35s var(--ease); }
.wa-float:hover { background: #1EBE5A; transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(37, 211, 102, .45), 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, .12); }
.wa-float:hover .wa-float-label, .wa-float:focus-visible .wa-float-label { max-width: 140px; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .wa-float { right: 16px; bottom: 16px; height: 52px; padding: 0 13px; } }

/* iOS zooms into inputs under 16px */
@media (max-width: 600px) { .field input, .field textarea { font-size: 16px; } }

/* --- Blogs & Articles ---------------------------------------------------- */
.blog-tag {
  display: inline-block; padding: 6px 14px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--navy-soft); color: var(--navy);
  font-size: var(--fs-xs); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.blog-tag--solid { background: var(--blue); color: var(--white); letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: none; font-size: var(--fs-sm); }
.blog-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 28px; color: var(--grey); font-size: var(--fs-sm); }
.blog-meta li { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.blog-meta .icon { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
.blog-meta strong { color: var(--charcoal); font-weight: 700; }

/* list */
.blog-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: clamp(32px, 4vw, 56px) clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 32px); }
.blog-card { position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 22px; }
.blog-card-media { overflow: hidden; border-radius: 18px; background: var(--off-white); aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
.blog-card-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 62% center; transition: transform .8s var(--ease); }
.blog-card:hover .blog-card-media img { transform: scale(1.03); }
.blog-card-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; }
.blog-card-title { font-size: 1.3rem; letter-spacing: -.02em; transition: color .2s; }
.blog-card-title a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; } /* whole card clickable */
.blog-card:hover .blog-card-title { color: var(--navy); }
.blog-card-excerpt { color: var(--grey); }
.blog-card--feature { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.blog-card--feature .blog-card-media { aspect-ratio: 1672 / 560; }
.blog-card--feature .blog-card-body { max-width: 760px; }
.blog-card--feature .blog-card-title { font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 1.2rem + 2vw, 2.75rem); letter-spacing: -.03em; line-height: 1.12; }
.blog-card--feature .blog-card-excerpt { font-size: var(--fs-lg); }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .blog-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .blog-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .blog-card--feature .blog-card-media { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
}

/* article hero */
.article-hero { position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden; background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); padding-block: clamp(40px, 5vw, 72px) clamp(56px, 6vw, 96px); }
.article-hero::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; background: var(--cover) 70% center / cover no-repeat; -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, transparent 40%, #000 66%); mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, transparent 40%, #000 66%); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .article-hero::before { -webkit-mask-image: none; mask-image: none; } }
.article-hero::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(6, 32, 75, .98) 0%, rgba(6, 32, 75, .95) 48%, rgba(6, 32, 75, .62) 72%, rgba(6, 32, 75, .3) 100%);
}
.article-hero .back-link { color: #B9C8E2; margin-bottom: 32px; }
.article-hero .back-link:hover { color: var(--white); }
.article-title { margin-top: 20px; max-width: 760px; font-size: clamp(2rem, 1.2rem + 3vw, 3.5rem); letter-spacing: -.035em; line-height: 1.08; }
.article-title .hl { color: var(--sky); }
.article-standfirst { margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px; font-size: var(--fs-lg); color: #C9D6EC; }
.article-hero .blog-meta { margin-top: 28px; color: #C9D6EC; }
.article-hero .blog-meta strong { color: var(--white); }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .article-hero::after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(6, 32, 75, .88), rgba(6, 32, 75, .96)); }
}
/* charcoal header (dark grey covers) */
.article-hero--slate { background: #111827; }
.article-hero--slate::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(15, 23, 42, .98) 0%, rgba(15, 23, 42, .94) 48%, rgba(15, 23, 42, .55) 72%, rgba(15, 23, 42, .2) 100%); }
.article-hero--slate .blog-tag--solid { background: #0D9488; }
.article-hero--slate .article-title .hl { color: #5EEAD4; }
/* indigo header */
.article-hero--indigo { background: #1E1B4B; }
.article-hero--indigo::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(20, 18, 58, .98) 0%, rgba(20, 18, 58, .94) 48%, rgba(20, 18, 58, .55) 72%, rgba(20, 18, 58, .2) 100%); }
.article-hero--indigo .blog-tag--solid { background: #4F46E5; }
.article-hero--indigo .article-title .hl { color: #A5B4FC; }
/* light header (white / grey / sky covers) */
.article-hero--light { background: var(--off-white); color: var(--charcoal); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.article-hero--light::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(244, 247, 251, 1) 0%, rgba(244, 247, 251, .96) 46%, rgba(244, 247, 251, .45) 70%, rgba(244, 247, 251, 0) 100%); }
.article-hero--light .back-link { color: var(--grey); }
.article-hero--light .back-link:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.article-hero--light .article-title { color: var(--navy); }
.article-hero--light .article-title .hl { color: var(--blue); }
.article-hero--light .article-standfirst { color: var(--charcoal-2); }
.article-hero--light .blog-meta { color: var(--grey); }
.article-hero--light .blog-meta strong { color: var(--charcoal); }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .article-hero--slate::after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15, 23, 42, .88), rgba(15, 23, 42, .96)); }
  .article-hero--indigo::after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(20, 18, 58, .88), rgba(20, 18, 58, .96)); }
  .article-hero--light::after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(244, 247, 251, .9), rgba(244, 247, 251, .97)); }
}

/* article layout */
.article-section { padding-top: clamp(48px, 5vw, 80px); }
.article-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 340px; gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 80px); align-items: start; }
.article-aside { position: sticky; top: calc(var(--header-h) + 24px); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px; }
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .article-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .article-aside { position: static; order: -1; }
  .aside-cta { display: none; }
}

/* article body */
.article-body { max-width: 760px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.8; color: var(--charcoal-2); }
.article-body > * + * { margin-top: 1.1em; }
.article-body h2 { margin-top: 2.2em; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.25rem + 1vw, 2rem); color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.article-body h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.article-body h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: -.015em; }
.article-body strong { color: var(--charcoal); }
.article-body .steps { counter-reset: step; display: grid; gap: 10px; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.article-body .steps li { counter-increment: step; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; }
.article-body .steps li::before {
  content: counter(step); flex-shrink: 0; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 28px; height: 28px; margin-top: 1px;
  border-radius: 50%; background: var(--navy-soft); color: var(--navy); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 800;
}
.article-body .ticks, .article-body .bullets { display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.article-body .ticks li, .article-body .bullets li { position: relative; padding-left: 32px; }
.article-body .ticks li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .3em; width: 20px; height: 20px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--blue) url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='white' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpath d='m6 12 4 4 8-8'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 13px no-repeat;
}
.article-body .bullets li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 7px; top: .7em; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--blue); transform: rotate(45deg); }
.compare { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
.compare-card { padding: 22px 24px; border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--off-white); border: 1px solid var(--border); }
.compare-card--accent { background: var(--navy); border-color: var(--navy); color: #D5E0F1; }
.compare-label { font-size: var(--fs-xs); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.compare-card--accent .compare-label { color: var(--sky); }
.usecases { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
.usecase { padding: 26px; border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1.7; }
.usecase > * + * { margin-top: .7em; }
.usecase-icon { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 12px; background: var(--navy-soft); color: var(--blue); }
.usecase-icon .icon { width: 26px; height: 26px; }
.usecase h3 { margin-top: 16px; }
.article-body .closing { margin-top: 2em; padding: 24px 28px; border-radius: var(--radius); border-left: 4px solid var(--blue); background: var(--navy-soft); color: var(--navy); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.article-body .tip { padding: 16px 20px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); background: var(--off-white); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-left: 3px solid var(--success); font-size: 1rem; }
.usecase--wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .compare, .usecases { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* sidebar */
.takeaways { padding: 28px; border-radius: 18px; background: var(--off-white); border: 1px solid var(--border); }
.takeaways h2, .aside-cta h2 { font-size: 1.25rem; color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.takeaways ul { display: grid; gap: 14px; margin-top: 18px; }
.takeaways li { display: flex; gap: 12px; font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--charcoal-2); }
.takeaways .icon { flex-shrink: 0; width: 22px; height: 22px; color: var(--success); margin-top: 1px; }
.aside-cta { padding: 28px; border-radius: 18px; background: var(--navy); color: #C9D6EC; }
.aside-cta h2 { color: var(--white); }
.aside-cta p { margin: 12px 0 20px; font-size: .92rem; }
.aside-cta .btn-primary { background: var(--white); color: var(--navy); }