/* ==========================================================================
   NW Microbe Free Solutions — site stylesheet
   Original work. Written from scratch for this site; no third-party theme,
   page-builder, or icon-font code is included or derived from.
   Layout system: "Shield" — angled section joins, asymmetric hero,
   accent-ruled cards, numbered process rails.
   ========================================================================== */

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1. Tokens
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

:root {
  /* Brand palette — carried over from the company's existing identity */
  --ink:        #00073a;   /* deep navy, primary brand anchor */
  --ink-2:      #19316d;   /* mid navy */
  --blue:       #173ac2;   /* action blue */
  --blue-bright:#3861f4;   /* highlight blue */
  --blue-soft:  #2f4998;   /* muted blue, secondary text on light */
  --red:        #d31900;   /* CTA red */
  --red-dark:   #a81400;

  --tint:       #e9ebf4;   /* pale blue-grey panel */
  --tint-2:     #f8faff;   /* near-white panel */
  --paper:      #ffffff;
  --body:       #343742;   /* body copy */
  --muted:      #5c6376;

  --line:       rgba(0, 7, 58, .14);
  --line-soft:  rgba(0, 7, 58, .08);

  /* Type — Montserrat display / Roboto text (both SIL Open Font License) */
  --display: "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --text:    "Roboto", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

  /* Modular scale */
  --t-xs:   .8125rem;
  --t-sm:   .9375rem;
  --t-base: 1.0625rem;
  --t-md:   1.1875rem;
  --t-lg:   1.4375rem;
  --t-xl:   1.875rem;
  --t-2xl:  2.375rem;
  --t-3xl:  3rem;
  --t-4xl:  3.75rem;

  /* Rhythm */
  --gap:      1.5rem;
  --band:     clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6.5rem);
  --shell:    1200px;
  --shell-narrow: 820px;

  --radius:    14px;
  --radius-sm: 8px;
  --radius-pill: 999px;

  --shadow-1: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 7, 58, .06), 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 7, 58, .07);
  --shadow-2: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 7, 58, .08), 0 18px 44px rgba(0, 7, 58, .13);

  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2. Reset / base
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 6rem;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: .001ms !important;
    transition-duration: .001ms !important;
  }
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--text);
  font-size: var(--t-base);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--body);
  background: var(--paper);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

img, svg, video { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
img { border-style: none; }

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
  margin: 0 0 .6em;
  font-weight: 700;
}

h1 { font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, var(--t-4xl)); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.6vw, var(--t-3xl)); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.375rem, 2.4vw, var(--t-xl)); }
h4 { font-size: var(--t-lg); }
h5 { font-size: var(--t-md); }
h6 {
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  font-weight: 700;
}

p { margin: 0 0 1.1em; }
p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

a {
  color: var(--blue);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: .18em;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  transition: color .16s var(--ease);
}
a:hover { color: var(--blue-bright); }
a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible,
select:focus-visible,
textarea:focus-visible,
summary:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--blue-bright);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

hr {
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin: var(--band) 0;
}

small { font-size: var(--t-sm); }

::selection { background: var(--blue-bright); color: #fff; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3. Layout primitives
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.shell {
  width: min(100% - 2.5rem, var(--shell));
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.shell--narrow { width: min(100% - 2.5rem, var(--shell-narrow)); }

.band { padding-block: var(--band); position: relative; }
.band--tight { padding-block: calc(var(--band) * .6); }

.band--tint  { background: var(--tint-2); }
.band--tint2 { background: var(--tint); }

/* Signature motif: the dark bands meet lighter ones on a shallow angle.
   Implemented with clip-path so no extra markup or images are needed. */
.band--ink {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .84);
}
.band--ink h1, .band--ink h2, .band--ink h3,
.band--ink h4, .band--ink h5, .band--ink h6 { color: #fff; }
.band--ink a { color: #9db4ff; }
.band--ink a:hover { color: #fff; }

.band--slant-b { clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - 3.5vw), 0 100%); }
.band--slant-t { clip-path: polygon(0 3.5vw, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%); margin-top: -1px; }
.band--slant-both {
  clip-path: polygon(0 3.5vw, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - 3.5vw), 0 100%);
  margin-block: -1px;
}

.stack > * + * { margin-top: var(--gap); }
.stack-lg > * + * { margin-top: calc(var(--gap) * 2); }

.grid { display: grid; gap: calc(var(--gap) * 1.4); }
.grid--2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 22rem), 1fr)); }
.grid--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 17rem), 1fr)); }
.grid--4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 13rem), 1fr)); }

/* Asymmetric split — content weighted left, media right (or reversed) */
.split {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: center;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
@media (min-width: 60rem) {
  .split { grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; }
  .split--wide-left { grid-template-columns: 1.35fr .65fr; }
  .split--wide-right { grid-template-columns: .65fr 1.35fr; }
  .split--flip > :first-child { order: 2; }
}

.center { text-align: center; }
.measure { max-width: 62ch; }
.measure-tight { max-width: 48ch; }
.center .measure, .center .measure-tight { margin-inline: auto; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4. Typographic helpers
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  margin: 0 0 .9rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .65rem;
}
.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 1.75rem;
  height: 2px;
  background: currentColor;
  flex: none;
}
.center .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }
.band--ink .eyebrow { color: var(--blue-bright); }

.lede {
  font-size: clamp(var(--t-md), 2vw, var(--t-lg));
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.band--ink .lede { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78); }

.section-head { margin-bottom: calc(var(--band) * .55); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   5. Buttons
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: .6rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  line-height: 1;
  padding: 1rem 1.9rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color .18s var(--ease), color .18s var(--ease),
              border-color .18s var(--ease), transform .18s var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); text-decoration: none; }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(0); }
.btn svg { width: 1.05em; height: 1.05em; flex: none; }

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

.btn--blue { background: var(--blue); color: #fff; }
.btn--blue:hover { background: var(--blue-bright); color: #fff; }

.btn--ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--line);
}
.btn--ghost:hover { border-color: var(--blue); color: var(--blue); }

/* Ghost buttons need the light treatment on any dark surface, not just
   .band--ink — the .cta block is dark inside an otherwise light band. */
.band--ink .btn--ghost,
.cta .btn--ghost,
.hero .btn--ghost { color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35); }
.band--ink .btn--ghost:hover,
.cta .btn--ghost:hover,
.hero .btn--ghost:hover { border-color: #fff; color: #fff; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08); }

.btn-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .9rem;
}
.center .btn-row { justify-content: center; }

/* Inline text link with chevron */
.link-arrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .4rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.link-arrow::after {
  content: "";
  width: .5rem; height: .5rem;
  border-right: 2px solid currentColor;
  border-top: 2px solid currentColor;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  transition: transform .18s var(--ease);
}
.link-arrow:hover::after { transform: rotate(45deg) translate(2px, -2px); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   6. Header / navigation
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 200;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #fff;
  padding: .85rem 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 0 0 var(--radius-sm) 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; color: #fff; }

.utility {
  background: #000527;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .66);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
}
.utility__inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  min-height: 2.5rem;
}
.utility a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .45rem;
}
.utility a:hover { color: #fff; }
.utility svg { width: .95em; height: .95em; }
@media (max-width: 47.99rem) { .utility { display: none; } }

/* The wordmark only exists as a light-on-dark lockup, so the masthead is navy
   rather than white. It also lets the header sit flush against the hero. */
.masthead {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(0, 7, 58, .92);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(1.4) blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
}
.masthead__inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  min-height: 5.5rem;
}
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; flex: none; }
.brand img { width: clamp(190px, 23vw, 250px); }

.nav { display: none; }
@media (min-width: 62rem) {
  .nav {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .35rem;
  }
}
.nav__link {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .88);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: .6rem .7rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  position: relative;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav__link:hover { color: #fff; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .1); }
.nav__link[aria-current="page"] { color: #fff; }
.nav__link[aria-current="page"]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: .7rem; right: .7rem; bottom: .25rem;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--blue-bright);
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.nav-group { position: relative; }
.nav-group__panel {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(100% + .4rem);
  left: 0;
  min-width: 14rem;
  background: #0a1250;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
  padding: .5rem;
  display: none;
}
.nav-group:hover .nav-group__panel,
.nav-group:focus-within .nav-group__panel { display: block; }
.nav-group__panel a {
  display: block;
  padding: .55rem .75rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .86);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.nav-group__panel a:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .1); color: #fff; }

.masthead__cta { display: none; }
@media (min-width: 75rem) { .masthead__cta { display: inline-flex; } }

/* Mobile drawer */
.nav-toggle {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 5px;
  width: 2.75rem;
  height: 2.75rem;
  padding: 0 .6rem;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .3);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  cursor: pointer;
}
@media (min-width: 62rem) { .nav-toggle { display: none; } }
.nav-toggle span {
  display: block;
  height: 2px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: transform .2s var(--ease), opacity .2s var(--ease);
}
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

.drawer {
  display: none;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
  background: var(--ink);
  max-height: min(75vh, 40rem);
  overflow-y: auto;
}
.drawer[data-open="true"] { display: block; }
@media (min-width: 62rem) { .drawer { display: none !important; } }
.drawer__inner { padding-block: 1rem 1.75rem; }
.drawer a {
  display: block;
  padding: .8rem .25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .88);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.drawer a:hover { color: #9db4ff; }
.drawer .btn { border-bottom: 0; color: #fff; }
.drawer .btn { margin-top: 1.25rem; width: 100%; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   7. Hero
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

/* The hero backdrop is generated, not photographic: a navy gradient field
   with a soft particle wash painted by layered radial-gradients, plus an
   SVG lattice drawn inline in the markup. */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(60rem 40rem at 78% 18%, rgba(56, 97, 244, .30), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(38rem 30rem at 12% 88%, rgba(23, 58, 194, .26), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, #010a3f 0%, #00073a 48%, #01041f 100%);
  color: #fff;
  padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 7rem);
}

.hero__particles {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .55;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 22%, rgba(157, 180, 255, .55) 0 2px, transparent 3px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 27% 74%, rgba(157, 180, 255, .38) 0 3px, transparent 4px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 44% 12%, rgba(157, 180, 255, .30) 0 2px, transparent 3px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 63% 58%, rgba(157, 180, 255, .45) 0 2px, transparent 3px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 81% 31%, rgba(157, 180, 255, .35) 0 3px, transparent 4px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 92% 77%, rgba(157, 180, 255, .28) 0 2px, transparent 3px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 55% 91%, rgba(157, 180, 255, .30) 0 2px, transparent 3px);
}

.hero__lattice {
  position: absolute;
  right: -8%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: min(46rem, 62%);
  opacity: .34;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@media (max-width: 61.99rem) { .hero__lattice { opacity: .16; right: -25%; } }

.hero__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.hero h1 { color: #fff; max-width: 18ch; }
.hero .lede { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82); max-width: 52ch; }
.hero .eyebrow { color: #9db4ff; }

.hero--compact { padding-block: clamp(2.75rem, 5.5vw, 4.5rem); }
.hero--compact h1 { max-width: 22ch; }

/* Seal cluster floated in the hero */
.hero__seals {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}
/* The seal artwork is navy-on-transparent, so it needs a lift to read
   against the navy hero. */
.hero__seals img {
  width: clamp(88px, 11vw, 118px);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle,
              rgba(255, 255, 255, .16) 0%,
              rgba(157, 180, 255, .10) 62%,
              transparent 73%);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 8px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45));
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   8. Notice strip (EPA registration callout)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.notice {
  background: var(--blue);
  color: #fff;
  padding-block: 1.15rem;
}
.notice__inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  text-align: center;
}
.notice strong {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-md);
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
}
.notice span { font-size: var(--t-sm); color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .88); }
.notice svg { width: 1.5rem; height: 1.5rem; flex: none; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9. Cards
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.card {
  position: relative;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  transition: box-shadow .2s var(--ease), transform .2s var(--ease);
  height: 100%;
}
/* Accent rule on the left edge — the recurring card signature */
.card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 1.75rem; bottom: 1.75rem;
  width: 3px;
  border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--blue-bright), var(--blue));
}
.card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-2); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.card h3, .card h4 { margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: var(--t-sm); }

.card__icon {
  width: 2.75rem;
  height: 2.75rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: var(--tint);
  color: var(--blue);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.card__icon svg { width: 1.5rem; height: 1.5rem; }

.card--flat { box-shadow: none; }
.card--flat:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-1); }

.card--ink {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .05);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
  box-shadow: none;
}
.card--ink p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .74); }
.card--ink .card__icon { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .1); color: #9db4ff; }

/* Product card with image */
.product-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  transition: box-shadow .2s var(--ease), transform .2s var(--ease);
  height: 100%;
}
.product-card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-2); transform: translateY(-2px); }
/* The product shots have wildly different aspect ratios (0.75 portrait through
   1.83 landscape), so the image box is sized explicitly and object-fit does the
   letterboxing. Sizing by `width:auto` + percentage `max-height` does NOT work
   here — the height constraint is ignored and tall shots get clipped. */
.product-card__media {
  height: clamp(220px, 24vw, 300px);
  flex: none;
  background: var(--tint);
  padding: 1.25rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.product-card__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.product-card__body {
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: .7rem;
  flex: 1;
}
.product-card__body h3 { margin: 0; font-size: var(--t-lg); }
.product-card__body p { color: var(--muted); font-size: var(--t-sm); flex: 1; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10. Process rail (numbered steps)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.rail { display: grid; gap: 1.25rem; counter-reset: step; }
@media (min-width: 48rem) { .rail--2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (min-width: 60rem) { .rail--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }

.rail__item {
  counter-increment: step;
  position: relative;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 2.5rem 1.75rem 1.9rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
}
.rail__item::before {
  content: counter(step, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.5rem;
  right: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-2xl);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--tint);
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
}
.rail__label {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .4rem;
}
.rail__item h3 { font-size: var(--t-lg); margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.rail__item p { color: var(--muted); font-size: var(--t-sm); margin: 0; }

.band--ink .rail__item {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .05);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
  box-shadow: none;
}
.band--ink .rail__item::before { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .1); }
.band--ink .rail__item p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .74); }
.band--ink .rail__label { color: #9db4ff; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11. Stat band
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 11rem), 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.stat {
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.stat__value {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4.5vw, var(--t-3xl));
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  color: #fff;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .55rem;
}
.stat__label {
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
  line-height: 1.4;
  display: block;
  max-width: 20ch;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

/* Light variant */
.stats--light { background: var(--line-soft); border-color: var(--line-soft); }
.stats--light .stat { background: #fff; }
.stats--light .stat__value { color: var(--blue); }
.stats--light .stat__label { color: var(--muted); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12. Feature list (checkmarks)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.ticks { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: .8rem; }
.ticks--2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 48rem) { .ticks--2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; column-gap: 2rem; } }

.ticks li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 2rem;
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.ticks li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: .18em;
  width: 1.25rem;
  height: 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--tint);
  /* Inline SVG checkmark — authored here, not from an icon font */
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 20 20' fill='none' stroke='%23173ac2' stroke-width='2.6' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M5 10.5l3.2 3.2L15 7'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: 1.25rem;
}
.band--ink .ticks li::before {
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 20 20' fill='none' stroke='%239db4ff' stroke-width='2.6' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M5 10.5l3.2 3.2L15 7'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   13. Accordion (FAQ)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.faq { display: grid; gap: .75rem; }

.faq details {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.faq summary {
  list-style: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 1.35rem 3.25rem 1.35rem 1.6rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: var(--t-md);
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
  line-height: 1.35;
}
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq summary::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 1.6rem;
  top: 50%;
  width: .65rem;
  height: .65rem;
  margin-top: -.4rem;
  border-right: 2px solid var(--blue);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--blue);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  transition: transform .2s var(--ease);
}
.faq details[open] summary::after { transform: rotate(-135deg); margin-top: -.15rem; }
.faq summary:hover { color: var(--blue); }
.faq__body { padding: 0 1.6rem 1.5rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: var(--t-sm); }
.faq__body > :first-child { margin-top: 0; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   14. Compliance badges (typeset, not third-party logo artwork)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.badges {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .75rem;
  align-items: stretch;
}
.badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .7rem;
  padding: .7rem 1.1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: #fff;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.badge svg { width: 1.35rem; height: 1.35rem; color: var(--blue); flex: none; }
.badge strong { display: block; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .01em; }
.badge span { display: block; color: var(--muted); font-weight: 500; }

.band--ink .badge {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
  color: #fff;
}
.band--ink .badge svg { color: #9db4ff; }
.band--ink .badge span { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .68); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   15. Media frames
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.frame {
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
  background: var(--tint);
}
.frame img { width: 100%; }

.frame--pad {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
}
.frame--pad img { max-height: 26rem; width: auto; }

/* Offset decorative panel behind an image */
.frame-offset { position: relative; }
.frame-offset::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 1.5rem -1rem -1rem 1.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--blue-bright), var(--blue));
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  opacity: .18;
  z-index: 0;
}
.frame-offset > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.ratio-16x9 {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
}
.ratio-16x9 iframe,
.ratio-16x9 video {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border: 0;
}

/* Video grid */
.videos { display: grid; gap: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); }
@media (min-width: 48rem) { .videos { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }

.video { margin: 0; }
.video figcaption {
  margin-top: .9rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   15a. Showcase cards — a media panel beside a block of copy
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.showcases { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; }

.showcase {
  display: grid;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  overflow: hidden;
}
@media (min-width: 54rem) {
  .showcase { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr); }
}

/* Explicit height on small screens; on wide screens the cell stretches to the
   row and the image fills it. (Percentage heights need a definite parent —
   see the note on .product-card__media.) */
.showcase__media { height: 240px; background: var(--ink); }
@media (min-width: 54rem) { .showcase__media { height: auto; } }
.showcase__media img,
.showcase__media .illus { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }

/* Original line-art panels used in place of stock photography. */
.illus__hex polygon { fill: none; stroke: #9db4ff; stroke-width: 1; opacity: .1; }
.illus__line {
  fill: none;
  stroke: #9db4ff;
  stroke-width: 3;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  opacity: .82;
}
.illus__accent {
  fill: none;
  stroke: #ff6a4d;
  stroke-width: 3;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.illus__mist { opacity: .8; }
.illus__spark circle { fill: #9db4ff; opacity: .8; }
.illus__spore path { fill: #9db4ff; opacity: .3; stroke: #9db4ff; stroke-width: 2; }
.illus__drop path { fill: #9db4ff; opacity: .55; stroke: #cfe0ff; stroke-width: 2; }
.illus__kill path { stroke: #ff6a4d; stroke-width: 3; stroke-linecap: round; fill: none; }
.illus__shield {
  fill: none;
  stroke: #3fe08a;
  stroke-width: 3;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 2 10;
  opacity: .9;
}
.illus__label {
  fill: rgba(157, 180, 255, .6);
  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.showcase__body {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}
.showcase__body h3 { font-size: var(--t-lg); line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: .8rem; }
.showcase__meta { font-size: var(--t-sm); color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

.showcase__note {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.4rem;
  background: var(--tint-2);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--blue);
  border-radius: 0 var(--radius-sm) var(--radius-sm) 0;
}
.showcase__label {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .5rem;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  margin-bottom: .6rem;
}
.showcase__label svg { width: 1.15rem; height: 1.15rem; flex: none; }
.showcase__note p { font-size: var(--t-sm); color: var(--body); margin: 0; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   15b. Mechanism module — the animated "XMicrobe in Action" schematic
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.mechanism {
  --mx-cycle: 6s;          /* auto-advance interval */
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}
@media (min-width: 64rem) {
  .mechanism {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(17rem, .5fr);
    align-items: stretch;
  }
}

.mechanism__frame {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(38rem 26rem at 50% 8%, rgba(56, 97, 244, .30), transparent 64%),
    linear-gradient(165deg, #030d47 0%, #00073a 55%, #01041f 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(157, 180, 255, .22);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 7, 58, .32), inset 0 0 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
}

/* HUD corner brackets */
.mechanism__frame::before,
.mechanism__frame::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 22px; height: 22px;
  border: 2px solid rgba(157, 180, 255, .5);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 2;
}
.mechanism__frame::before { top: 10px; left: 10px; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 0; }
.mechanism__frame::after { bottom: 10px; right: 10px; border-left: 0; border-top: 0; }

.mechanism__hud {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.6rem .2rem;
  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  font-size: .6875rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.mechanism__tag { color: rgba(157, 180, 255, .78); }
.mechanism__readout {
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .55rem;
}
.mechanism__readout::before {
  content: "";
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #3fe08a;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px #3fe08a;
  animation: mx-blink 1.6s steps(1, end) infinite;
}
@keyframes mx-blink { 0%, 60% { opacity: 1; } 61%, 100% { opacity: .25; } }

/* The schematic is wide by nature. Below ~48rem it keeps a legible minimum
   width and scrolls inside its own container rather than shrinking the labels
   into illegibility. */
.mechanism__scroll { overflow-x: auto; overscroll-behavior-x: contain; }
.mechanism__scroll:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--blue-bright); outline-offset: -3px; }
.mechanism__stage { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }

@media (max-width: 47.99rem) {
  .mechanism__stage { min-width: 620px; }
  .mechanism__scroll { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(157, 180, 255, .16); }
}

/* ---- stage furniture ---- */

.mx-grid path { stroke: rgba(157, 180, 255, .12); stroke-width: 1; fill: none; }
.mx-ticks path { stroke: rgba(157, 180, 255, .3); stroke-width: 1.5; fill: none; }
.mx-note {
  fill: rgba(157, 180, 255, .5);
  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-anchor: end;
}

.mx-scan {
  fill: url(#mxSurface);
  opacity: .16;
  animation: mx-sweep 7s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes mx-sweep {
  0% { transform: translateX(-140px); }
  100% { transform: translateX(900px); }
}

.mx-dust {
  fill: #9db4ff;
  opacity: .5;
  animation: mx-drift 9s ease-in-out infinite;
  animation-delay: var(--d, 0s);
}
@keyframes mx-drift {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate(0, 0); opacity: .25; }
  50% { transform: translate(var(--x, 12px), -14px); opacity: .7; }
}

.mx-surface { fill: url(#mxSurface); stroke: rgba(157, 180, 255, .34); stroke-width: 1.5; }
.mx-surface-label {
  fill: rgba(157, 180, 255, .85);
  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-anchor: middle;
}

/* ---- anchors ---- */

.mx-anchor { transform-box: fill-box; }
.mx-chain {
  stroke: #3861f4;
  stroke-width: 2.5;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  fill: none;
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  transform-box: fill-box;
  animation: mx-grow .7s var(--ease) both;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * 70ms);
}
@keyframes mx-grow { from { transform: scaleY(0); opacity: 0; } to { transform: scaleY(1); opacity: 1; } }

.mx-bead {
  fill: #6f8bdd;
  opacity: .9;
  animation: mx-pop .4s var(--ease) both;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * 70ms + var(--j) * 60ms);
}
@keyframes mx-pop { from { transform: scale(0); opacity: 0; } to { transform: scale(1); opacity: .9; } }

.mx-si { fill: #173ac2; stroke: #9db4ff; stroke-width: 2; }
.mx-si-label {
  fill: #fff; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700; text-anchor: middle;
}

.mx-tip { fill: #d31900; }
.mx-tip-halo {
  fill: #ff4a2e;
  filter: url(#mxGlow);
  opacity: .55;
  transform-origin: center;
  transform-box: fill-box;
  animation: mx-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * 120ms);
}
@keyframes mx-pulse {
  0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: .4; }
  50% { transform: scale(1.5); opacity: .8; }
}
.mx-tip-label {
  fill: #fff; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800; text-anchor: middle;
}

/* ---- microbe, field lines, discharge ---- */

.mx-field path {
  stroke: #b9cbff;
  stroke-width: 2.5;
  fill: none;
  stroke-dasharray: 7 9;
  opacity: 0;
  filter: url(#mxGlow);
  animation: mx-flow 1.1s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes mx-flow { to { stroke-dashoffset: -32; } }

.mx-cell {
  transform: translate(450px, 92px);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: transform .9s var(--ease), opacity .5s linear;
}
.mx-membrane {
  fill: url(#mxCell);
  stroke: #b9cbff;
  stroke-width: 3;
  filter: url(#mxGlow);
}
.mx-charge text {
  fill: #eaf1ff; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 800; text-anchor: middle;
}

.mx-burst { opacity: 0; }
.mx-ring {
  fill: none;
  stroke: #ff6a4d;
  stroke-width: 2.5;
  transform-origin: 450px 158px;
}
.mx-bolt {
  stroke: #ffd23f;
  stroke-width: 3.5;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  fill: none;
  filter: url(#mxGlow);
}
.mx-shards path {
  stroke: #cfe0ff;
  stroke-width: 3;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  fill: none;
  filter: url(#mxGlow);
}

/* ---- step states ---- */

/* 1 — bond: anchors build, nothing else present */
.mechanism[data-step="1"] .mx-field path { opacity: 0; }

/* 2 — attract: the cell descends onto a charged tip, field lines flow */
.mechanism[data-step="2"] .mx-cell { transform: translate(450px, 150px); opacity: 1; }
.mechanism[data-step="2"] .mx-field path { opacity: .85; }

/* 3 — neutralize: membrane ruptures, discharge fires, shards scatter */
.mechanism[data-step="3"] .mx-cell { transform: translate(450px, 158px); opacity: 0; }
.mechanism[data-step="3"] .mx-burst { opacity: 1; }
.mechanism[data-step="3"] .mx-ring {
  animation: mx-expand 1.5s ease-out infinite;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--k) * .28s);
}
@keyframes mx-expand {
  from { transform: scale(.4); opacity: .9; }
  to { transform: scale(3.6); opacity: 0; }
}
.mechanism[data-step="3"] .mx-bolt { animation: mx-strike .8s steps(2, end) infinite; }
@keyframes mx-strike { 0%, 45% { opacity: 1; } 46%, 100% { opacity: .5; } }
.mechanism[data-step="3"] .mx-shards path {
  animation: mx-scatter 1.5s ease-out infinite;
}
@keyframes mx-scatter {
  from { transform: translate(0, 0); opacity: .95; }
  to { transform: translate(var(--sx), var(--sy)); opacity: 0; }
}
.mechanism[data-step="3"] .mx-tip-halo { animation-duration: .9s; }

/* ---- step rail ---- */

.mechanism__rail {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(157, 180, 255, .2);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(157, 180, 255, .2);
}
.mx-step {
  appearance: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: left;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem 1.15rem;
  background: rgba(0, 7, 58, .55);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .62);
  display: grid;
  gap: .3rem;
  transition: background-color .2s var(--ease), color .2s var(--ease);
}
.mx-step:hover { background: rgba(56, 97, 244, .22); color: #fff; }
.mx-step[aria-selected="true"] { background: rgba(56, 97, 244, .3); color: #fff; }
.mx-step__num {
  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  font-size: .6875rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  color: #9db4ff;
}
.mx-step__name { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: var(--t-sm); }
.mx-step__bar {
  display: block;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: rgba(157, 180, 255, .22);
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: .3rem;
}
.mx-step__bar i { display: block; height: 100%; width: 0; background: var(--blue-bright); }
.mechanism:not([data-paused="true"]) .mx-step[aria-selected="true"] .mx-step__bar i {
  animation: mx-fill var(--mx-cycle) linear forwards;
}
@keyframes mx-fill { from { width: 0; } to { width: 100%; } }
.mechanism[data-paused="true"] .mx-step[aria-selected="true"] .mx-step__bar i { width: 100%; }

/* ---- description panels ---- */

.mechanism__panels {
  background: var(--tint-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}
.mx-panel h3 { font-size: var(--t-lg); margin-bottom: .6rem; }
.mx-panel p { color: var(--muted); font-size: var(--t-sm); margin: 0; }
.mx-panel[hidden] { display: none; }

/* Motion is decorative here — the schematic reads fine without it. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .mx-scan, .mx-dust, .mx-tip-halo, .mx-chain, .mx-bead,
  .mx-ring, .mx-bolt, .mx-shards path, .mechanism__readout::before,
  .mx-step__bar i { animation: none !important; }
  .mx-field path { animation: none; }
  .mx-chain, .mx-bead { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .mx-cell { transition: none; }
  .mx-step__bar i { width: 100%; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   16. Forms
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.form {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
}
.form__grid { display: grid; gap: 1.1rem; }
@media (min-width: 40rem) {
  .form__grid--2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .form__grid--2 .field--full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

.field { display: grid; gap: .4rem; }
.field label {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.field .req { color: var(--red); }

.field input,
.field select,
.field textarea {
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  color: var(--body);
  background: var(--tint-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  padding: .8rem .9rem;
  width: 100%;
  transition: border-color .16s var(--ease), background-color .16s var(--ease);
}
.field textarea { min-height: 8.5rem; resize: vertical; }
.field input::placeholder,
.field textarea::placeholder { color: #97a0b5; }
.field input:focus,
.field select:focus,
.field textarea:focus {
  background: #fff;
  border-color: var(--blue);
}
.field__hint { font-size: var(--t-xs); color: var(--muted); }

.form .btn { width: 100%; margin-top: .5rem; }
@media (min-width: 40rem) { .form .btn { width: auto; } }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   17. Article / prose
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.prose { font-size: var(--t-md); }
.prose h2 { margin-top: 2.25em; font-size: var(--t-xl); }
.prose h3 { margin-top: 1.9em; font-size: var(--t-lg); }
.prose > :first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 1.4rem; margin: 0 0 1.2em; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: .5em; }
.prose blockquote {
  margin: 1.75em 0;
  padding: .35rem 0 .35rem 1.5rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--blue);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: var(--t-lg);
  line-height: 1.45;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.prose figure { margin: 2em 0; }
.prose figcaption { font-size: var(--t-xs); color: var(--muted); margin-top: .6rem; }

.post-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .75rem;
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.post-meta .tag {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  background: var(--tint);
  padding: .3rem .65rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
}

.post-nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

/* News index */
.post-list { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; }
@media (min-width: 48rem) { .post-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 20rem), 1fr)); } }

.post-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  transition: box-shadow .2s var(--ease), transform .2s var(--ease);
  height: 100%;
}
.post-card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-2); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.post-card__media {
  height: clamp(180px, 20vw, 232px);
  flex: none;
  background: var(--tint);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.post-card__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.post-card__body { padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem 1.6rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .55rem; flex: 1; }
.post-card__body h3 { font-size: var(--t-md); margin: 0; }
.post-card__body h3 a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.post-card__body h3 a:hover { color: var(--blue); }
.post-card__date { font-size: var(--t-xs); color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: .04em; }
.post-card__body p { font-size: var(--t-sm); color: var(--muted); flex: 1; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   18. Sector panels (fleet, athletics, …)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.sectors { display: grid; gap: 1.25rem; }
@media (min-width: 48rem) { .sectors { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (min-width: 72rem) { .sectors { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }

.sector {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.9rem 1.75rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: .85rem;
  height: 100%;
}
.sector__icon {
  width: 3rem; height: 3rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--blue-bright), var(--blue));
  color: #fff;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
}
.sector__icon svg { width: 1.6rem; height: 1.6rem; }
.sector h3 { font-size: var(--t-md); margin: 0; }
.sector p { font-size: var(--t-sm); color: var(--muted); flex: 1; margin: 0; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   19. Service areas
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.areas { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem; }
.area {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .45rem;
  padding: .55rem 1rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: var(--tint);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.area svg { width: 1rem; height: 1rem; color: var(--blue); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   20. CTA block
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.cta {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ink) 0%, var(--ink-2) 100%);
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cta::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -10%;
  top: -40%;
  width: 34rem;
  height: 34rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(56, 97, 244, .38), transparent 68%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.cta > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.cta h2 { color: #fff; }
.cta p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82); }
.cta a:not(.btn) { color: #9db4ff; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   20a. Certification strip — sits above the footer on every page
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

/* Deliberately on white: the source marks are 1-bit-transparent GIFs whose
   antialiased edges were flattened against white, so any tinted backdrop
   would show a pale fringe around them. */
.certifications {
  background: #fff;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  padding-block: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
}

.certifications__label {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}
/* Hairlines running out to each side of the label. */
.certifications__label::before,
.certifications__label::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--line-soft);
}

.certifications__list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
}

.certifications__item {
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  gap: .85rem;
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 15rem;
}

/* Uniform optical height across three very different lockups. */
.certifications__item img {
  height: 58px;
  width: auto;
}

.certifications__item strong {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.3;
}
/* Sentence case and normal weight — it sits inside the <strong>, so the
   uppercase/letterspacing above has to be unset explicitly. */
.certifications__item span {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--text);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin-top: .35rem;
}

@media (max-width: 32rem) {
  .certifications__item img { height: 48px; }
  .certifications__list { gap: 2rem; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   21. Footer
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.site-footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
  padding-block: calc(var(--band) * .8) 2rem;
  font-size: var(--t-sm);
}
.site-footer h2, .site-footer h3 { color: #fff; }

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
@media (min-width: 48rem) { .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr; } }

.footer-brand img { width: 200px; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }

.footer-heading {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.footer-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: .6rem; }
.footer-list a { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .74); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-list a:hover { color: #fff; text-decoration: underline; }

.footer-contact { display: grid; gap: .7rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
.footer-contact a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .6rem;
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.footer-contact a:hover { color: #9db4ff; }
.footer-contact svg { width: 1.1rem; height: 1.1rem; color: #9db4ff; flex: none; }

.colophon {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 1.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .75rem 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .58);
}
.colophon nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem 1.25rem; }
.colophon a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.colophon a:hover { color: #fff; text-decoration: underline; }

.trademark-note {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  font-size: var(--t-xs);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
  max-width: 90ch;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   22. Utilities
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.mt-0 { margin-top: 0; }
.mt-1 { margin-top: .75rem; }
.mt-2 { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.mt-3 { margin-top: 2.25rem; }
.mt-4 { margin-top: 3rem; }

@media print {
  .masthead, .utility, .drawer, .site-footer, .btn { display: none !important; }
  body { color: #000; font-size: 11pt; }
  .band { padding-block: 1rem; }
}