:root {
      --color-white: #FFFFFF;
      --color-panel-bg: #EEEEEE;
      --color-header-utility: #767F9E;
      --color-accent: #7F2020;
      --color-text-dark: #000000;
      --color-text-light: #FFFFFF;
      --font-stack: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;
      --bezier-editorial: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
      --transition-standard: all 0.6s var(--bezier-editorial);
    }

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

    html, body {
      background-color: var(--color-white);
      color: var(--color-text-dark);
      font-family: var(--font-stack);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.8;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
    }

    /* Editorial Layout Headings */
    h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
      color: var(--color-text-dark);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      line-height: 1.15;
    }

    .editorial-h1 { font-weight: 700; font-size: 4rem; }
    .editorial-h2 { font-weight: 600; font-size: 2.8rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
    .editorial-h3 { font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }
    
    .editorial-container {
      max-width: 1300px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .text-block-reading {
      max-width: 800px;
      font-weight: 300;
      font-size: 1.15rem;
      color: #333333;
    }

    /* Asynchronous App Page Routing Framework */
    .magazine-page-node {
      display: none;
      animation: pageReveal 0.9s var(--bezier-editorial) both;
    }
    .magazine-page-node.active-magazine-page {
      display: block;
    }
    @keyframes pageReveal {
      from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(30px); }
      to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       2. INTERFACE HARDWARE: NAVIGATION HUD, STICKY UTILITY BAR & DRAWER
       ========================================================================= */
    .utility-hardware-bar {
      height: 45px;
      background-color: var(--color-header-utility);
      color: var(--color-text-light);
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 0 50px;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      position: fixed;
      top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%;
      z-index: 10000;
      transition: transform 0.4s var(--bezier-editorial);
    }

    .nav-hardware-strip {
      position: fixed;
    left: 0; width: 100%;
      height: 90px;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 0 50px;
      z-index: 9999;
      background: transparent;
      transition: var(--transition-standard);
    }

    .nav-hardware-strip.sticky-header-active {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-panel-bg);
      backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
      top: 0;
    }
    .nav-hardware-strip.sticky-header-active .brand-logo-anchor,
    .nav-hardware-strip.sticky-header-active .menu-directory-list a,
    .nav-hardware-strip.sticky-header-active .hamburger-node-trigger {
      color: var(--color-text-dark);
    }

.brand-logo-anchor{
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    cursor:pointer;
    text-decoration:none;
}

.brand-logo-anchor img{
    height:180px;
    width:auto;
    display:block;
    transition:all .3s ease;
}

/* Smaller logo when sticky if desired */
.nav-hardware-strip.sticky-header-active .brand-logo-anchor img{
    height:70px;
}    .menu-directory-list { display: flex; gap: 30px; list-style: none; }
    .menu-directory-list a {
      color: var(--color-text-light); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500;
      font-size: 0.9rem; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s;
    }
    .menu-directory-list a:hover, .menu-directory-list a.active-route { color: var(--color-accent); }

.hamburger-node-trigger{
    background:none;
    border:none;
    cursor:pointer;
    width:30px;
    height:16px;
    display:none; /* Hidden by default on desktop */
    flex-direction:column;
    justify-content:space-between;
    color:var(--color-text-light);
}

.hamburger-node-trigger span{
    display:block;
    width:100%;
    height:2px;
    background-color:currentColor;
}

.nav-hardware-strip.sticky-header-active .hamburger-node-trigger{
    color:var(--color-text-dark);
}

/* Show only on tablet/mobile */
@media (max-width: 992px){
    .hamburger-node-trigger{
        display:flex;
    }
}
    /* Mobile Drawer & Compliance Ledger Overlay Split View */
    .compliance-magazine-drawer {
      position: fixed; top: 0; right: -100%; width: 460px; height: 100vh;
      background-color: var(--color-text-dark); color: var(--color-text-light);
      z-index: 10500; padding: 60px 40px; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between; transition: var(--transition-standard);
      box-shadow: -15px 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
    }
    .compliance-magazine-drawer.drawer-open { right: 0; }
    .drawer-dismiss { align-self: flex-end; background: none; border: none; color: white; font-size: 2.5rem; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1; }
    
    .compliance-scroll-well { margin-top: 40px; overflow-y: auto; flex-grow: 1; padding-right: 15px; }
    .compliance-segment { margin-bottom: 35px; }
    .compliance-segment h4 { color: var(--color-header-utility); font-size: 0.9rem; letter-spacing: 2px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
    .compliance-segment p { font-size: 0.9rem; color: #999999; line-height: 1.6; }

    .mobile-menu-links-container { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; margin-top: 30px; border-bottom: 1px solid #333; padding-bottom: 30px; }
    .mobile-menu-links-container a { color: white; font-size: 1.5rem; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; }
    .mobile-menu-links-container a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .menu-directory-list { display: none; }
      .compliance-magazine-drawer { width: 100vw; }
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       3. EDITORIAL MODULE BLOCKS (GLOBAL STYLING COMPONENT LAYERS)
       ========================================================================= */
    .magazine-section-padding { padding: 140px 50px; position: relative; }
    @media (max-width: 768px) { .magazine-section-padding { padding: 80px 20px; } }

    /* Hero Unit Variant Template */
    .editorial-canvas-hero {
      height: 150vh; position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      background-size: cover; background-position: center; background-attachment: fixed;
    }
    .hero-light-overlay { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75); }
    
    .left-vertical-editorial-axis {
      position: absolute; left: -10px; top:-10px;  bottom: -1px; width: 60px;
      background-color: #7F2020;
      display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; z-index: 10;
    }
    .vertical-axis-spine { width: 1px; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.15); flex-grow: 1; }
    .vertical-axis-typography {
      font-weight: 700; font-size: 3.5rem; color: white; writing-mode: vertical-rl;
      transform: rotate(180deg); gap:90px; letter-spacing: -1px; opacity: 0.9;
    }

    .hero-center-cluster-shell { width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; position: relative; z-index: 5; padding: 0 40px; margin-left: 60px; }
    
    /* 2x2 Floating Grid Mechanism */
    .floating-card-quad { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 35px; margin-top: 50px; }
    .quad-card {
      height: 280px; background-size: cover; background-position: center;
      transition: transform 0.5s var(--bezier-editorial);
    }
    .quad-card-text { padding: 40px; display: flex; align-items: center; }
    .quad-card-text p { font-size: 1.35rem; color: var(--color-accent); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; }

    @media (max-width: 900px) {
      .floating-card-quad { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .left-vertical-editorial-axis { display: none; }
      .hero-center-cluster-shell { margin-left: 0; padding: 0; }
    }

.parallax-fixed-window{
    width:100%;
    height:80vh;
    background:
      linear-gradient(
        rgba(0,0,0,0.25),
        rgba(0,0,0,0.25)
      ),
      url('https://i.pinimg.com/736x/74/6f/59/746f590ae07e5a83138a19463ca4b5f6.jpg');

    background-size:cover;
    background-position:center;
    background-repeat:no-repeat;
    background-attachment:fixed;
}    /* Dynamic Controlled Carousel Module */
    .showcase-slider-viewport {
      max-width: 750px; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; position: relative;
    }
    .showcase-slider-card {
      width: 100%; background: var(--color-white); box-shadow: 0 25px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
      display: none; flex-direction: column;
    }
    .showcase-slider-card.slider-active { display: flex; animation: cardFadeIn 0.6s var(--bezier-editorial); }
    @keyframes cardFadeIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.97); } to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); } }
    
    .slider-image-frame { height: 380px; background-size: cover; background-position: center; }
    .slider-content-frame { padding: 45px; background: var(--color-white); }
    .slider-content-frame p { color: #767F9E; font-weight: 400; }
    .slider-dot-strip { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 12px; position: absolute; bottom: -35px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); }
    .slider-dot-node { width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.4); border: none; cursor: pointer; }
    .slider-dot-node.slider-dot-node-active { background: var(--color-accent); transform: scale(1.3); }

    /* Infinite Ribbon Track Carousel */
    .infinite-ribbon-viewport { display: flex; gap: 30px; overflow-x: auto; padding-bottom: 20px; }
    .infinite-ribbon-viewport::-webkit-scrollbar { height: 4px; }
    .infinite-ribbon-viewport::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--color-panel-bg); }
    .ribbon-square-tile { min-width: 320px; background: var(--color-white); border: 1px solid var(--color-panel-bg); }
    .ribbon-tile-image { height: 240px; background-size: cover; background-position: center; }
    .ribbon-tile-body { padding: 25px; }

    /* Glass Overlay Quote Panel Block */
    .glass-editorial-quote-card {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15); backdrop-filter: blur(15px);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); padding: 70px; max-width: 850px;
      text-align: center; width: 90%; color: var(--color-text-light);
    }

    /* Counter Statistic Grid Layouts */
    .metrics-editorial-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 40px; }
    .metric-data-card { padding: 35px; border-left: 3px solid var(--color-accent); background: var(--color-white); }
    .metric-huge-num { font-size: 3.5rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--color-accent); line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 5px; }

    /* Structured Corporate Layout Profiles */
    .tri-column-insight-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.5fr 1fr 1.5fr; gap: 40px; }
    .tri-column-text-well { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 30px; }
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .tri-column-insight-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .tri-column-text-well { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    }

    .lift-image-card-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 35px; }
    .lift-image-card { background: var(--color-white); border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transition: var(--transition-standard); }
    .lift-image-card:hover { transform: translateY(-10px); border-bottom-color: var(--color-accent); box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); }
    @media (max-width: 900px) { .lift-image-card-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

    /* Input Processing Infrastructure Fields */
    .dispatch-input-row { display: flex; width: 100%; max-width: 650px; margin: 30px auto 0 auto; gap: 15px; }
    .dispatch-input-field { flex-grow: 1; padding: 18px 25px; border: 1px solid var(--color-panel-bg); font-family: var(--font-stack); font-size: 1rem; outline: none; }
    .dispatch-submit-action { background: var(--color-accent); color: var(--color-text-light); border: none; padding: 0 40px; font-family: var(--font-stack); font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.3s; }
    .dispatch-submit-action:hover { background: var(--color-text-dark); }
    .form-status-layer { margin-top: 15px; font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 400; display: none; }

    /* Pricing Standard Cards Matrix */
    .pricing-tier-matrix { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 35px; margin-top: 40px; }
    .pricing-tier-card { background: var(--white); padding: 50px 35px; border: 1px solid var(--color-panel-bg); position: relative; }
    .pricing-tier-card.tier-premium-highlight { border: 2px solid var(--color-accent); }
    .tier-badge { position: absolute; top: 20px; right: 20px; background: var(--color-accent); color: white; font-size: 0.75rem; padding: 4px 10px; font-weight: 600; }
    @media (max-width: 900px) { .pricing-tier-matrix { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

    /* Standard Tabular Data Specifications Grid */
    .comparison-tabular-grid { width: 100%; margin-top: 50px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left; }
    .comparison-tabular-grid th, .comparison-tabular-grid td { padding: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-panel-bg); }
    .comparison-tabular-grid th { font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; background: var(--color-panel-bg); }

    /* Architectural Accordion Components System */
    .accordion-module-node { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-panel-bg); padding: 25px 0; }
    .accordion-header-action { width: 100%; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; background: none; border: none; font-family: var(--font-stack); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; }
    .accordion-panel-body { max-height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height 0.4s var(--bezier-editorial); color: #555555; margin-top: 0; }
    .accordion-panel-body p { padding-top: 15px; }

    /* Split Frame Generic Structural Blueprint Layout */
    .split-asymmetric-blueprint { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr; gap: 70px; align-items: center; }
    @media (max-width: 900px) { .split-asymmetric-blueprint { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; } }

    /* =========================================================================
       4. REPOSITORAL FOOTER ENGINE
       ========================================================================= */
    footer { background: var(--color-panel-bg); color: var(--color-text-dark); padding: 100px 50px 40px 50px; border-top: 1px solid #DDDDDD; }
    .footer-quad-directory { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 50px; max-width: 1300px; margin: 0 auto 60px auto; }
    .footer-directory-col h4 { font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.9rem; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #666666; margin-bottom: 25px; }
    .footer-directory-col ul { list-style: none; }
    .footer-directory-col ul li { margin-bottom: 12px; }
    .footer-directory-col ul a { color: var(--color-text-dark); text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.95rem; cursor: pointer; }
    .footer-directory-col ul a:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }
    
    .footer-base-legal-row { max-width: 1300px; margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #DDDDDD; padding-top: 35px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 0.85rem; color: #555555; }
    .footer-base-legal-row a { color: var(--color-text-dark); text-decoration: none; margin-left: 20px; cursor: pointer; }
    @media (max-width: 768px) { .footer-quad-directory { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; } .footer-base-legal-row { flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; text-align: center; } }

    .dispatch-input-row{
  display:flex;
  gap:12px;
  justify-content:center;
  flex-wrap:wrap;
}

.success-msg,
.error-msg{
  display:none;
  margin-top:15px;
  font-size:0.9rem;
}

.success-msg{
  color:green;
}

.error-msg{
  color:#B22222;
}

.unsubscribe-btn{
  background:#111111;
  color:#FFFFFF;
}