:root {
      --blue-dark: #013f88;
      --blue-mid: #0466d9;
      --blue-light: #00b4ff;
      --orange: #ff9b1a;
      --bg-light: #f4f7fb;
      --text-dark: #182335;
      --text-muted: #6a7485;
      --white: #ffffff;
      --shadow-soft: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      --radius-lg: 18px;
      --radius-pill: 999px;
      --max-width: 1120px;
    }

    * {
      box-sizing: border-box;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    body {
      font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
      background: var(--bg-light);
      color: var(--text-dark);
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    img {
      max-width: 100%;
      display: block;
    }

    a {
      color: inherit;
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    .shell {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: var(--max-width);
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 1.5rem;
    }

      #logo {
      display: none;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0.15rem;
    }
    /* ----------------- HEADER / NAV ----------------- */

    header {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #020b1f, #041737);
      color: var(--white);
    }

    .topbar {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      padding: 0.4rem 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    }

    .topbar-row {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 0.5rem;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .topbar-left,
    .topbar-right {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 0.75rem;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .topbar-label {
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      color: var(--blue-light);
    }

    .topbar-phone {
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
    }

    .topbar-email {
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    nav {
      padding: 0.9rem 0;
	  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff, #041737);
    }

    .nav-row {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 1.5rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .nav-left {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0.8rem;
    }

    .nav-logo {
      height: 104px;
      width: auto;
    }

    .nav-title-block {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0.15rem;
    }

    .nav-title {
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .nav-sub {
      font-size: 0.7rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    }

    .nav-links {
      display: flex;
      gap: 1.25rem;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      align-items: center;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .nav-links a {
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    .nav-links a:hover {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    .btn {
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      font-weight: 600;
      padding: 0.55rem 1.3rem;
      border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .btn-primary {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--white), var(--blue-light));
      color: #021024;
      box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    }

    .btn-outline {
      background: transparent;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
      color: var(--white);
    }

    /* ----------------- HERO ----------------- */


.hero {
    background-image: url("images/banner.jpg");
    background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;   /* prevents tiling */
    background-size: cover;         /* fills area without repeating */
    background-color: #020b1f;      /* optional fallback color */
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 2.5rem 0 3rem;
}


    .hero-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 3.2fr) minmax(0, 2.8fr);
      gap: 2rem;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .hero-kicker {
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      color: var(--blue-light);
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
    }

    .hero-title {
      font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 2.8vw, 2rem);
      font-weight: 800;
      margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    }

    .hero-subtitle {
      font-size: 1rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
      margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
    }

    .hero-tagline {
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--blue-light);
      margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
    }

    .hero-text {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
      margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
    }

    .hero-actions {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 0.75rem;
      align-items: center;
      margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    }

    .hero-note {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    }

    .hero-note strong {
      color: var(--blue-light);
    }

    .hero-panels {
      display: grid;
      gap: 1rem;
    }

    .hero-panel {
      background: rgba(4, 16, 45, 0.96);
      border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
      padding: 1.1rem 1.1rem 1.2rem;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    }

    .hero-panel-label {
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.16em;
      color: var(--blue-light);
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
    }

    .hero-panel-title {
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .hero-panel-text {
      font-size: 0.87rem;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
      margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    }

    .hero-panel .btn {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      padding: 0.45rem 1.1rem;
    }

    /* ----------------- SERVICES SECTION ----------------- */

    .section {
      padding: 2.7rem 0 2.4rem;
      background: var(--bg-light);
    }

    .section.alt {
      background: #ffffff;
    }

    .section-header {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .section-kicker {
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      color: var(--blue-mid);
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
    }

    .section-title {
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    }

    .section-description {
      max-width: 560px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      font-size: 0.93rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }

    .cards {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
      gap: 1.4rem;
    }

    .card {
      background: #ffffff;
      border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
      padding: 1.3rem 1.2rem;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
      border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0.6rem;
    }

    .card-tag {
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      color: var(--blue-mid);
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    .card-title {
      font-size: 1.02rem;
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    .card-text {
      font-size: 0.88rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }

    .card-meta {
      margin-top: 0.3rem;
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }

    .card-meta strong {
      color: var(--blue-dark);
    }

    /* ----------------- INFO / CONTACT STRIP ----------------- */

    .info-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
      gap: 1.4rem;
    }

    .info-block {
      background: #ffffff;
      border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
      padding: 1.3rem 1.2rem;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }

    .info-title {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--text-dark);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    }

    .info-block p + p {
      margin-top: 0.25rem;
    }

    .info-hours strong {
      display: inline-block;
      min-width: 120px;
    }

    .cta-band {
      margin-top: 2rem;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--blue-dark), var(--blue-mid));
      color: var(--white);
      border-radius: 20px;
      padding: 1.4rem 1.3rem;
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 1rem;
      box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 80, 180, 0.6);
    }

    .cta-band h3 {
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
    }

    .cta-band p {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    .cta-band .btn-primary {
      background: #ffffff;
      color: var(--blue-dark);
      box-shadow: none;
    }

    /* ----------------- FOOTER ----------------- */

    footer {
      padding: 1.6rem 0 2rem;
      background: #020b1f;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      text-align: center;
    }

    footer a {
      color: var(--blue-light);
    }

    /* ----------------- RESPONSIVE ----------------- */

    @media (max-width: 960px) {
      .hero-grid {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
      }

      .hero-panels {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
      }

      .cards {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
      }

      .info-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
      }
	  
	  
    }

    @media (max-width: 720px) {
      .topbar-row {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }

      .nav-row {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }

      .nav-links {
        padding-top: 0.4rem;
      }

      .hero {
        padding-top: 2rem;
      }

      .hero-panels {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
      }

      .cards {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
      }

      .info-grid {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
      }

      .cta-band {
        align-items: flex-start;
      }
    }
	
	
.hero-textbox {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55); /* dark grey 55% opacity */
    padding: 1.5rem;
    border-radius: 12px;
    max-width: 640px;     /* keeps layout clean */
    backdrop-filter: blur(2px); /* optional: nice frosted look */
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);

}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .hero-textbox {
    padding: 1.1rem;
  }
  
      .nav-title-block {
      display: none;
    }
      .topbar-email,.nav-links {
      display: none;
    }
      .topbar {
      font-size:0.1em;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 1.15rem;
    }
}