/* ==========================================================================
   Theme: IT Services + AI Workflow
   Loaded AFTER style.css / responsive.css. Re-tokenises the existing
   design (vcp-* classes) so no section markup has to change.
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
    /* brand tokens (override the legacy ones used all over style.css) */
    --theme-color-1: #5b5bf0;          /* electric indigo - primary */
    --theme-color-2: #22d3ee;          /* signal cyan - accent / flow lines */
    --theme-color-3: #0a0f24;          /* ink - footer / dark surfaces */
    --ink-2: #111a3a;
    --body-color: #475069;
    --grey-color: #6b7694;
    --light-grey: #eef1fb;
    --surface: #f5f7fe;
    --line: rgba(91, 91, 240, .16);
    --grad-brand: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b5bf0 0%, #7c5cff 55%, #22d3ee 140%);
    --grad-ink: linear-gradient(160deg, #070b1d 0%, #0f1736 60%, #141e4a 100%);
    --glow: 0 10px 30px -8px rgba(91, 91, 240, .45);
    --card-shadow-2: 0 14px 34px -14px rgba(17, 26, 58, .22);
    --border-radius-xs: 8px;
    --border-radius-sm: 16px;
    --font-display: 'Space Grotesk', 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
}

/* ---------- base ---------- */
body {
    font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    color: var(--body-color);
    background: #fff;
    font-size: 16px;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, .footer-title, .vcp-form-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    color: var(--ink-2);
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
}
.h1, h1 { font-size: clamp(32px, 4.6vw, 52px); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 38px); }
h3 { font-size: 19px; }
h1 span, h2 span, h3 span { color: var(--theme-color-1); }
.text-primary { color: var(--theme-color-1) !important; }
.bg-primary { background: var(--grad-brand) !important; }
.bg-light { background: var(--surface) !important; }
a { transition: color .2s ease; }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--theme-color-2); outline-offset: 2px; }

/* eyebrow label above section titles */
.vcp-top-subtitle {
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font: 600 12px/1 'Inter', sans-serif;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--theme-color-1);
    background: rgba(91, 91, 240, .09);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 7px 12px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    width: fit-content;
}
.vcp-top-subtitle::before {
    content: "";
    width: 7px; height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--theme-color-2);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(34, 211, 238, .25);
}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn { border-radius: 10px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .005em; transition: transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, background .2s ease; }
.btn-primary,
.btn-secondary {
    background: var(--grad-brand);
    border: 0;
    box-shadow: var(--glow);
}
.btn-primary:hover,
.btn-secondary:hover,
.btn-primary:focus,
.btn-secondary:focus {
    background: var(--grad-brand);
    filter: brightness(1.08);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 14px 34px -8px rgba(91, 91, 240, .6);
}
.btn-outline-primary { border-color: var(--theme-color-1); color: var(--theme-color-1); }
.btn-outline-primary:hover { background: var(--theme-color-1); border-color: var(--theme-color-1); color: #fff; }
.btn-outline-light:hover { color: var(--theme-color-1); }

/* ---------- forms ---------- */
.form-select, .form-control { border: 1px solid #dfe3f3; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #fff; }
.form-select:focus, .form-control:focus {
    border-color: var(--theme-color-1);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(91, 91, 240, .14);
}

/* ---------- header ---------- */
#pageHeader {
    position: sticky;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .86);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(14px);
    backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(14px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 24px -16px rgba(17, 26, 58, .25);
}
.vcp-header-top-bar {
    background: var(--grad-ink);
    color: #cfd6ef;
    padding: 7px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(34, 211, 238, .18);
}
.vcp-header-bar-list { font-size: 13px; }
.vcp-header-bar-list a { color: #fff; }
.vcp-header-bar-list .ico { color: var(--theme-color-2); }
.vcp-page-nav .vcp-navbar { gap: 8px; font-weight: 500; }
.vcp-page-nav .vcp-navbar .nav-link {
    color: var(--ink-2);
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 74px;
    padding: 0 14px;
}
.vcp-page-nav .vcp-navbar .nav-link::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 14px; right: 14px; bottom: 18px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--grad-brand);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left;
    transition: transform .25s ease;
}
.vcp-page-nav .vcp-navbar .nav-link:hover::after,
.vcp-page-nav .vcp-navbar .nav-item:hover > .nav-link::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.vcp-page-nav .vcp-navbar .nav-link:hover { color: var(--theme-color-1); }
.serviceMegaMenu {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
    box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -24px rgba(17, 26, 58, .35);
    overflow: hidden;
}
.serviceMegaMenu .menueTitle { color: var(--theme-color-1); border-bottom-color: var(--line); font-family: var(--font-display); }

/* ---------- hero: dark "command centre" with circuit grid ---------- */
.vcp-hero-sec { padding-top: 90px; margin-bottom: 90px; }
.vcp-small-hero-sec.bg-overlay:after,
.vcp-hero-sec.bg-overlay:after {
    opacity: 1;
    background:
        radial-gradient(60% 80% at 85% 10%, rgba(34, 211, 238, .22), transparent 60%),
        radial-gradient(50% 70% at 10% 90%, rgba(124, 92, 255, .30), transparent 60%),
        linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, .045) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 44px 44px,
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .045) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 44px 44px,
        linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(7, 11, 29, .94) 8%, rgba(10, 15, 36, .78) 55%, rgba(10, 15, 36, .5) 100%);
}
.vcp-hero-sec .vcp-section-caption h1,
.vcp-hero-sec h1,
.vcp-small-hero-sec h1 { color: #fff; }
.vcp-hero-sec h1 span { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8b8bff, #22d3ee); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; }
.vcp-hero-caption p a { color: var(--theme-color-2); }
.vcp-her-form-wrapp {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .97);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .6);
    border-radius: 20px;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55), 0 0 0 6px rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
}
.vcp-her-form-wrapp .vcp-form-heading { font-family: var(--font-display); }

/* ---------- cards ---------- */
.vcp-services-style-1-list li a,
.vcp-text-block {
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
}
.vcp-services-style-1-list li {
    transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}
.vcp-services-style-1-list li:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
}
.vcp-services-style-1-list li a {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: var(--card-shadow-2);
    overflow: hidden;
}
.vcp-services-style-1-list li:hover a { border-color: rgba(91, 91, 240, .45); box-shadow: var(--glow); }
.vcp-service-ico,
.vcp-choose-wrapper .icon,
.vcp-protection-list .icon,
.vcp-cta-wrapp .icon {
    background: var(--grad-brand) !important;
    color: #fff !important;
    box-shadow: var(--glow);
}
.vcp-service-ico svg, .vcp-choose-wrapper .icon svg { fill: currentColor; }
.more-btn { color: var(--theme-color-1); font-weight: 600; }

/* ---------- workflow steps (why-choose / process) ---------- */
.vcp-choose-wrapper { position: relative; }
.vcp-choose-wrapper .vcp-choose-col {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: var(--card-shadow-2);
    transition: transform .25s ease, border-color .25s ease;
}
.vcp-choose-wrapper .vcp-choose-col:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); border-color: rgba(91, 91, 240, .45); }
.vcp-choose-counter {
    background: var(--ink-2) !important;
    border: 2px solid var(--theme-color-2);
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(34, 211, 238, .16);
}
/* connector line between steps, only where steps sit in a row */
@media (min-width: 992px) {
    .vcp-choose-wrapper { counter-reset: flow; }
    .vcp-choose-wrapper .vcp-choose-col:not(:last-child)::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        right: -22px;
        width: 22px; height: 2px;
        background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, var(--theme-color-2) 0 5px, transparent 5px 9px);
        pointer-events: none;
    }
    .vcp-choose-wrapper .vcp-choose-col { position: relative; }
}

/* ---------- FAQ ---------- */
.vcp-accordian .accordion-item {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #fff;
}
.vcp-accordian .accordion-button { font-family: var(--font-display); color: var(--ink-2); background: #fff; }
.vcp-accordian .accordion-button[aria-expanded="true"] { background: rgba(91, 91, 240, .07); color: var(--theme-color-1); }

/* ---------- CTA band ---------- */
.vcp-cta-wrapp {
    background: var(--grad-ink);
    color: #dfe5fb;
    border: 1px solid rgba(34, 211, 238, .25);
    box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -28px rgba(10, 15, 36, .7);
    position: relative;
}
.vcp-cta-sec .vcp-cta-wrapp:after {
    background:
        radial-gradient(70% 90% at 0% 0%, rgba(91, 91, 240, .55), transparent 70%),
        linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.05) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 36px 36px,
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,.05) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 36px 36px;
}
.vcp-cta-text-wrapp h2, .vcp-cta-wrapp h2, .vcp-cta-wrapp h3 { color: #fff; }
.vc-cta-btn-actions .vcp-about-action-btn { background: var(--grad-brand); }

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.vcp-footer-page {
    background: var(--grad-ink);
    color: #b9c2e0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(34, 211, 238, .2);
}
.vcp-footer-page .ft-heading {
    color: #fff;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 17px;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
}
.vcp-footer-page .ft-heading::after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    width: 34px; height: 2px;
    margin-top: 10px;
    background: var(--grad-brand);
}
.vcp-footer-page a { color: #b9c2e0; }
.vcp-footer-page a:hover { color: var(--theme-color-2); }
.vcp-footer-top-wrapp {
    background: rgba(91, 91, 240, .10);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(34, 211, 238, .18);
}
.vcp-footer-top-bar ul .ico { background: var(--grad-brand); color: #fff; }
.copyright { border-top-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .1); color: #8f9ac0; }
.copyright a { color: var(--theme-color-2); }
.social-mdeia-icons a {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    width: 38px; height: 38px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
    transition: background .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.social-mdeia-icons a:hover { background: var(--theme-color-1); color: #fff; transform: translateY(-2px); }

/* ---------- misc ---------- */
.swiper-button-next, .swiper-button-prev { color: var(--theme-color-1); }
.swiper-pagination-bullet-active { background: var(--theme-color-1); }
.hcp-side-bar { border: 1px solid var(--line); }

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    #pageHeader { position: relative; }
    .vcp-hero-sec { padding-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 50px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    * { transition: none !important; animation: none !important; }
}