/* Brand Stylesheet */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Mon tserrat:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');

/* 1. Brand Variables */
:root {
    /* Main Brand Colours */
    --vc-blue: #003361;
    /* Vision Blue */
    --vc-light-grey: #bcbec0;
    /* Light Grey */

    /* Monochromatic Palette */
    --vc-light-blue: #6ac6e8;
    /* Light Blue */
    --vc-navy-blue: #006093;
    /* Navy Blue */
    --vc-dark-blue: #0c4166;
    /* Dark Blue */

    /* System Colours */
    --bg-light: #f8f9fa;
    --text-dark: #1a1a1a;
    --white: #ffffff;

    /* Typography */
    --font-heading: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    --font-body: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;

    /* Spacing & Borders */
    --border-radius: 6px;
    --box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 51, 97, 0.08);
    --transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

/* 2. Base Reset & Typography */
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-weight: 400;
    /* Montserrat Regular */
    color: var(--text-dark);
    background-color: var(--bg-light);
    line-height: 1.6;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6 {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--vc-navy-blue);
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--vc-navy-blue);
    transition: var(--transition);
}

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

/* 3. Global Components */
.container {
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.btn-primary {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 10px 24px;
    background-color: var(--vc-navy-blue);
    color: var(--white);
    font-weight: 600;
    border: none;
    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.btn-primary:hover {
    background-color: var(--vc-dark-blue);
}

.nav-box {
    color: var(--vc-navy-blue);
    font-size: larger;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: var(--transition);
}

.nav-box:hover,
.nav-box:focus,
.nav-box:active {
    background-color: var(--white);
    color: var(--vc-dark-blue);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Quick Links in Footer */
.footer-link {
    color: var(--white);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: var(--transition);
    display: inline-block;
}

.footer-link:hover,
.footer-link:focus {
    color: var(--white);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 4px;
    /* Black Stroke Effect */
    -webkit-text-stroke: 0.1px #000000;
    text-shadow: 0 0 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
}


.card.text-white h4 {
    color: var(--white);
}

input {
    border: 4px solid var(--black);
}