  /* =========================
     Footprints — index styles
     Order: tokens → base → layout → hero → components → sections → footer → responsive
     ========================= */

  :root{
    --background: #030621;
    --text-main: #eaf6ff;
    --accent: #028CC3;
    --border: #004969;
    --highlight: #9EF4FE;

    --muted: rgba(244,243,239,.78);
    --muted2: rgba(244,243,239,.62);

    --panel: #060e2e;
    --panel2: #060e2e;
    --line: rgba(0,73,105,.62);

    --shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(0,0,0,.50);
    --radius: 18px;
    --radius2: 22px;

    --max: 1160px;
    --wrap-pad: 22px;

    --font: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial;
    --mono: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
  }

  /* Base reset */
  *{box-sizing:border-box}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
  body{
    margin:0;
    font-family:var(--font);
    color:var(--text-main);
    background:
      radial-gradient(1200px 900px at 12% -5%, rgba(2,140,195,.22), transparent 55%),
      radial-gradient(1200px 900px at 92% 18%, rgba(158,244,254,.12), transparent 55%),
      radial-gradient(900px 700px at 50% 110%, rgba(0,73,105,.18), transparent 55%),
      var(--background);
    line-height:1.55;
  }
  a{color:inherit}
  .wrap{max-width:var(--max); margin:0 auto; padding:0 var(--wrap-pad)}
  .sr{position:absolute; left:-9999px; width:1px; height:1px; overflow:hidden}

  /* Global rhythm */
  main{padding-bottom:24px}
  section{padding:52px 0}

  /* =========================
     Header / Nav
     ========================= */
  header{
    position:sticky; top:0; z-index:50;
    background: #030621;
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    border-bottom: 0;
  }
  .nav{
    display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between;
    gap:14px;
    padding:14px 0;
  }
  .brand{
    display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;
    text-decoration:none;
    min-width: 260px;
  }
  .logo{
    width:125px; height:60px;
    border-radius:15px;
    border:0px solid rgba(158,244,254,.22);
    background: #030621;
    display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;
    overflow: visible;
  }
  .logo img{
    max-width: 56%;
    max-height: 60%;
    object-fit: contain;
    display:block;
    filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.05);
    opacity:.95;
  }
  .brand h1{
    margin:0;
    font-size:14px;
    letter-spacing:.6px;
    text-transform:uppercase;
  }
  .brand .sub{
    display:block;
    font-size:12px;
    color:var(--muted);
    letter-spacing:.2px;
    text-transform:none;
    margin-top:2px;
  }
  nav ul{
    list-style:none;
    display:flex;
    gap:10px;
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
    flex-wrap:wrap;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:flex-end;
  }
  nav a{
    text-decoration:none;
    font-size:13px;
    color:var(--muted);
    padding:8px 10px;
    border-radius:12px;
    border:1px solid transparent;
    transition: background .18s, border-color .18s, color .18s, transform .18s;
    display:inline-flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap:8px;
  }
  nav a:hover{
    color:var(--text-main);
    border-color: rgba(158,244,254,.18);
    background: rgba(2,140,195,.10);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
  .cta{
    display:inline-flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:center;
    padding:10px 14px;
    border-radius:14px;
    border:1px solid rgba(2,140,195,.70);
    background: rgba(2,140,195,.15);
    color:var(--text-main);
    text-decoration:none;
    font-size:13px;
    white-space:nowrap;
    transition: background .18s, border-color .18s, transform .18s;
  }
  .cta:hover{
    background: rgba(2,140,195,.22);
    border-color: rgba(158,244,254,.55);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }

/* =========================
   Navigation
   ========================= */

.siteHeader{
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 1000;
  background: #030621;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,73,105,.35);
}

.navWrap{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 14px 22px;
}

/* Desktop nav */
.navLinks{
  display: flex;
  gap: 22px;
}

.navLinks a{
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Hamburger button (hidden on desktop) */
.navToggle{
  display: none;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.navToggle span{
  display: block;
  width: 26px;
  height: 2px;
  background: #fff;
  margin: 5px 0;
}

/* =========================
   Mobile
   ========================= */
@media (max-width: 980px){

  .navToggle{ display:block; }

  /* Make header the positioning context */
  .siteHeader{ position: sticky; top:0; z-index:1000; }
  .navWrap{ position: relative; }

  /* Dropdown (glass, vertical, sized) */
  .navLinks{
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 10px);
    right: 22px;               /* anchor to the right near the hamburger */
    left: auto;                /* IMPORTANT: stop full-width behavior */
    width: max-content;        /* shrink-wrap to content */
    min-width: 210px;          /* keeps it usable */
    max-width: min(320px, 75vw);
    display: none;

    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;

    /* dark glass */
    background: rgba(3, 6, 33, 0.72);
    border: 1px solid rgba(158,244,254,.14);
    border-radius: 16px;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(0,0,0,.55);

    backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);

    overflow: hidden;          /* rounds the link separators cleanly */
  }

  /* Show dropdown */
  .navLinks.open{ display:flex; }

  /* Keep UL vertical too */
  .navLinks ul{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 8px;
  }

  .navLinks li{ width: 100%; }

  .navLinks a{
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px 12px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
  }

  .navLinks a + a{ margin-top: 2px; } /* subtle spacing */

  /* CTA looks like a menu item (not a big bar) */
  .navLinks .cta{
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding: 12px 12px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: rgba(2,140,195,.14);
    border: 1px solid rgba(2,140,195,.55);
  }
}




  /* =========================
     Top band background owner
     ========================= */
.topBand{
  --hero-bg-w: clamp(980px, 140vw, 1800px);
  --hero-bg-x: clamp(0px, 10vw, 260px);

  background-color: #030621;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(1000px 720px at 92% 0%, rgba(2,140,195,.18), transparent 58%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(3,6,33,1), rgba(3,6,33,.94));
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center top;

  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,73,105,.35);
}

  /* =========================
     Hero
     ========================= */
  .hero{
    padding: 0;                 /* override section padding */
    min-height: calc(100svh - 76px);
    height: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    overflow: visible;
    position: relative;
  }

  /* Full-height scrim so there is NO hard cutoff under heroCopy */
.hero::before{
  content:"";
  position:absolute;
  inset:0;
  pointer-events:none;
  z-index:0;

  /* Left-to-right fade overlay that "melts" into the hero image */
  background: linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      rgba(3,6,33,.92) 0%,
      rgba(3,6,33,.85) 55%,
      rgba(3,6,33,.65) 60%,
      rgba(3,6,33,.35) 88%,
      rgba(3,6,33,0) 100%
    );
}

  /* Noise layer (anti-banding) */
.hero::after{
  content:"";
  position:absolute;
  inset:0;
  pointer-events:none;
  z-index:1; /* above the gradient overlay, below content */

  background-image: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(158,244,254,.18) 0 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 18px 18px;
  opacity: 0.045;               /* keep this tiny */
  mix-blend-mode: soft-light;   /* premium look on darks */

  /* subtle movement so it doesn't look pasted */
  animation: noiseDrift 10s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes noiseDrift{
  0%   { transform: translate3d(0,0,0); }
  100% { transform: translate3d(-2%, -2%, 0); }
}


  /* Make the hero's internal wrap fill and give it intentional inset */
  .hero .wrap{
    max-width: none;
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    padding-left: 48px;
    padding-right: 48px;
    padding-top: 0;
  }

  .heroGrid{
    margin-top: 0px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 65% 35%;
    gap: 22px;
    align-items: stretch;
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2; /* above the scrim */
  }

  .heroCopy{
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    width: min(1280px, 86vw);
    max-width: none;

    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;

    padding-left: 48px;
    padding-right: 48px;
    padding-top: clamp(26px, 5vh, 56px);
    padding-bottom: 22px;
    background: transparent;

  }

  .headline{
    margin:10px 0 10px;
    font-size: clamp(56px, 8vw, 132px);   
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing:-.7px;
  }
  .subhead{
    margin:0 0 14px;
    font-size:16px;
    color:var(--muted);
    max-width: 60ch;
    line-height: 1.25;

  }
  .heroCopy .headline,
  .heroCopy .subhead{ max-width: 1200px; }

  /* =========================
     Buttons / chips
     ========================= */
  .btnRow{display:flex; gap:12px; flex-wrap:wrap; margin-top:18px}
  .btn{
    display:inline-flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:center;
    padding:12px 14px;
    border-radius:14px;
    border:1px solid rgba(0,73,105,.90);
    background: rgba(11,21,30,.55);
    color:var(--text-main);
    text-decoration:none;
    font-size:14px;
    transition: background .18s, border-color .18s, transform .18s;
  }
  .btn:hover{
    border-color: rgba(158,244,254,.35);
    background: rgba(2,140,195,.10);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
  .btn.primary{
    border-color: rgba(2,140,195,.90);
    background: rgba(2,140,195,.18);
  }
  .btn.primary:hover{
    background: rgba(2,140,195,.26);
    border-color: rgba(158,244,254,.55);
  }

  .chips{display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-top:14px}
  .chip{
    font-family:var(--mono);
    font-size:12px;
    padding:8px 10px;
    border-radius:999px;
    border:1px solid rgba(158,244,254,.22);
    background: rgba(2,140,195,.10);
    color: rgba(244,243,239,.92);
    white-space:nowrap;
  }

  /* =========================
     Panels / cards / lists
     ========================= */
  .panel{
    border:1px solid rgba(0,73,105,.65);
    background: var(--panel);
    border-radius: var(--radius2);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
    padding:18px;
  }

  .meta{ display:grid; gap:12px; }
  .meta h3{
    margin:0 0 6px;
    font-size:14px;
    letter-spacing:.6px;
    text-transform:uppercase;
  }
  .meta p{margin:0; color:var(--muted); font-size:13px}

  .fine{
    font-family:var(--mono);
    color: rgba(244,243,239,.68);
    font-size:11px;
    line-height:1.45;
  }

  .grid3{display:grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap:14px}
  .grid2{display:grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap:14px}

  .card{
    border:1px solid rgba(0,73,105,.65);
    background: var(--panel2);
    border-radius: var(--radius2);
    padding:16px;
    min-height: 160px;
  }

  .tag{
    display:inline-flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap:8px;
    font-family:var(--mono);
    font-size:12px;
    padding:7px 10px;
    border-radius:999px;
    border:1px solid rgba(158,244,254,.28);
    background: rgba(158,244,254,.08);
    color: rgba(244,243,239,.92);
    margin-bottom:10px;
  }
  .card h3{margin:0 0 8px; font-size:15px}
  .card p{margin:0; color:var(--muted); font-size:13px}

  .list{
    margin:10px 0 0;
    padding:0;
    list-style:none;
    border-top:1px solid rgba(158,244,254,.10);
  }
  .list li{
    padding:10px 0;
    border-bottom:1px solid rgba(158,244,254,.10);
    color:var(--muted);
    font-size:13px;
    display:flex;
    gap:10px;
  }
  .bullet{
    width:18px; height:18px; border-radius:6px;
    border:1px solid rgba(158,244,254,.28);
    background: rgba(158,244,254,.08);
    flex:0 0 auto;
    margin-top:2px;
  }

  .callout{
    border:1px solid rgba(2,140,195,.60);
    background: rgba(2,140,195,.12);
    border-radius: var(--radius2);
    padding:18px;
  }
  .callout h3{margin:0 0 6px}
  .callout p{margin:0; color:var(--muted)}

  /* =========================
     Section titles
     ========================= */
  .sectionTitle{
    display:flex;
    align-items:baseline;
    justify-content:space-between;
    gap:16px;
    flex-wrap:wrap;
    margin-bottom:14px;
  }
  .sectionTitle h2{
    margin:0;
    font-size:22px;
    letter-spacing:-.2px;
  }
  .sectionTitle p{
    margin:0;
    color:var(--muted);
    font-size:14px;
    max-width: 80ch;
  }

  /* Mission sits on same background band */
  #mission{
  padding-top: 28px;
  padding-bottom: 28px;
  min-height: 50vh;       /* cap mission to half a viewport */
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;    /* prevent dead space above/below content */
}

  /* =========================
     Footer
     ========================= */
  footer{
    margin-top: 10px;
    border-top:1px solid rgba(0,73,105,.65);
    padding:26px 0 40px;
    color:var(--muted);
    font-size:12px;
  }
  .footerGrid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr;
    gap:14px;
    align-items:start;
  }
  .links{
    display:flex;
    gap:10px;
    flex-wrap:wrap;
    justify-content:flex-end;
  }
  .links a{
    text-decoration:none;
    padding:8px 10px;
    border-radius:12px;
    border:1px solid rgba(0,73,105,.85);
    background: rgba(2,140,195,.08);
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size:12px;
    transition: border-color .18s, color .18s, transform .18s;
  }
  .links a:hover{
    color: var(--text-main);
    border-color: rgba(158,244,254,.35);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }

  /* =========================
     Responsive
     ========================= */
@media (max-width: 980px){
  .heroGrid{grid-template-columns: 1fr}
  .headline{font-size:36px}
  .grid3{grid-template-columns: 1fr}
  .grid2{grid-template-columns: 1fr}
  .footerGrid{grid-template-columns: 1fr}
  .links{justify-content:flex-start}

  /* keep the SAME scrim language on mobile */
  .heroCopy{
    width: 100%;
    border-radius: 0;
    padding-left: 22px;
    padding-right: 22px;
    padding-top: clamp(20px, 4vh, 44px);
    padding-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .hero .wrap{
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    padding-top: 0;
  }
}

/* =========================
   CSP-safe utility classes
   (replaces inline styles)
   ========================= */



.spacer-14 { height:14px; }
/* site.css */
.spacer-14 { height:14px; }

.panelKicker{
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: .6px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mutedTight{
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.fineTop10{ margin-top: 10px; }
.fineTop12{ margin-top: 12px; }

.spacer-14{ height: 14px; }
