/*(April 2026 Template A ;*/

/*
White #fff rgb(255, 255, 255)
Black #000  rgb(0, 0, 0)
Blue (#1eb2eb) rgb(30, 178, 235)
dark Blue #0b75ac rgb(11, 117, 172)

 alt dark blue - rgb(34, 88, 182) #2258b6
Light Grey #f0f0f0 rgb(240, 240, 240)
light grey #f5f5f5
midnight dark blue - #053466 - rgb(5, 52, 102)

.inter-<uniquifier> {
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: <weight>;
  font-style: normal;
}

.alfa-slab-one-regular {
  font-family: "Alfa Slab One", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
}


.dm-sans-<uniquifier> {
  font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: <weight>;
  font-style: normal;
}


*/



html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  height: 100%;
}



body {
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 300;
    max-width: 100%;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

h1 { margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; font-family: "Alfa Slab One", serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 30px;  line-height: 30px; }
	
h2 { margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; font-size: 1.4em; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal;  line-height:20px; }

h3 { font-size: 1.3em; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;  font-weight: 300; font-style: normal;  }

h4 { font-size: 1.3em; font-family: 'dm-sans', sans-serif;  font-weight: 300; font-style: normal; }

h5 {font-size: 1.2em; font-family: 'dm-sans', sans-serif; font-style: italic; color: #6e6e6e;}

h6 {font-size: 1.0em; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;  font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;}

p { font-size: 1.1em; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;  line-height: 30px; font-style: normal;} 

img {
  max-width: 100%;    /* Applies to every image on the site*/
  height: auto;
}
 
 .image {   /* This applies only to elements with the class image - to use if you want the image to stretch beyond its natural width and fill the container it occupies*/
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: auto;
}
 
 
 p.card-text{ font-size: 0.8em;  line-height: 30px; font-style: normal;} /* applied to the 5 process cards*/
 h5.card-title{ font-size: 1.2em;  line-height: 30px; font-style: normal; color: #000;} /* applied to the 5 process cards*/
 
 
 /* **********LINKS*************************************************************************************************************************************************/
 a:link {
  color: #FFFFFF; /* Default link color */
  text-decoration: none; /* Remove underline */
  transition: color 0.6s ease-in-out;
}

/* Visited link */
a:visited {
  color: #FFFFFF; /* Ensures visited links stay white */
}

/* Mouse over link */
a:hover {
  color: #2262de; /* Hover effect */
}

/* Selected (clicked) link */
a:active {
  color: #2262de; /* Keeps the same color as hover */
}


/* **********  Settings for Vertical &  Horizontal Lines  ***********************************************************************************************************/
  hr {width: 100%;						
    height:1px;
	background-color:#FFF;
	}
	
/* horizontal line which would use class long*/   
hr.long {width: 75%;
        height:2px;
		background-color:#772023;
	}
	
/* vertical line which runs alongside text*/  
.va {
  border-left: 1px solid lightgrey;

	}

/* **********NAVBAR*************************************************************************************************************************************************/

.navbar {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    padding-top: 15px;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
}

/* Normal navbar background */
.navbar-custom {
    background-color: rgba(5, 52, 102, 0.6);
}




/* Nav links */
.navbar .navbar-nav .nav-item .nav-link {
    color: #ffffff;
}

.navbar .navbar-nav .nav-item .nav-link:hover {
    color: #9bedff;
}

.navbar-toggler {
    background-color: #053466;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
}

.navbar-toggler-icon {
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(#9bedff, #9bedff),
        linear-gradient(#2fff, #fff),
        linear-gradient(#9bedff, #9bedff);
    background-size: 20px 2px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 50% 20%, 50% 50%, 50% 80%;
}

.navbar-toggler:focus {
    box-shadow: none;
}

/* Shrink effect - JavaScript adds .navbar-shrink */
#mainNavbar {
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

#mainNavbar.navbar-shrink {
    background-color: rgba(5, 52, 102, 1);
    padding-top: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0;
}


/* Logo */
#mainNavbar .navbar-logo {
    display: block;
    height: 52px;
    width: auto;
    transition: height 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

#mainNavbar.navbar-shrink .navbar-logo {
    height: 40px;
}


.logo-hero {
  padding-top: 100px; /* adjust to match your combined navbar height */

  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

/* **********NON BOOTSTRAP BUTTONS*************************************************************************************************************************************************/	
.discover-button {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; /* Or any clean sans-serif font */
    font-weight: bold;
    text-transform: uppercase; /* Make text all caps */
    text-align: center;
    padding: 25px 50px; /* Adjust padding for size */
    font-size: 18px; /* Adjust font size */
    color: #1eb2eb; /* Initial text color */
    text-decoration: none; /* Remove underline */
    background: #053466; /* Solid initial background */
    border: 1px solid #1eb2eb; 
    position: relative; /* Makes this element a stacking context */
    overflow: hidden; /* Ensures hover effect stays within bounds */
    transition: color 0.3s ease; /* Smooth transition for text color */
    z-index: 0; /* Ensure proper stacking */
	border-radius: 10px;
}


a.discover-button,
a.discover-button:link,
a.discover-button:visited,
a.discover-button span {
    color: #fff !important; /* put this in as the color text wasn't working */
}

.discover-button::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%; /* Start below the button */
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: #1eb2eb; /* Hover background color */
    z-index: -1; /* Push the hover effect behind the button content */
    transition: all 0.3s ease; /* Smooth transition for hover effect */
	border-radius: 10px;
}

.discover-button:hover::before {
    transform: translateY(-100%); /* Move the hover background into view */
}

.discover-button:hover {
    color: #000; /* Change text color on hover */
}



/* **********SMALL BUTTONS*********************************************************************************************************************************************/	


.discover-button-small {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; /* Or any clean sans-serif font */

    text-transform: uppercase; /* Make text all caps */
    text-align: center;
    padding: 15px 30px; /* Adjust padding for size */
    font-size: 12px; /* Adjust font size */
    color: #fff; /* Initial text color */
    text-decoration: none; /* Remove underline */
    background: #053466; /* Solid initial background */
    border: 1px solid #1eb2eb;  
    position: relative; /* Makes this element a stacking context */
    overflow: hidden; /* Ensures hover effect stays within bounds */
    transition: color 0.3s ease; /* Smooth transition for text color */
    z-index: 0; /* Ensure proper stacking */
	border-radius: 10px;
}

a.discover-button-small,
a.discover-button-small:link,
a.discover-button-small:visited,
a.discover-button-small span {
    color: #fff !important; /* put this in as the color text wasn't working */
}


.discover-button-small::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%; /* Start below the button */
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: #1eb2eb; /* Hover background color */
    z-index: -1; /* Push the hover effect behind the button content */
    transition: all 0.3s ease; /* Smooth transition for hover effect */
	border-radius: 10px;
}

.discover-button-small:hover::before {
    transform: translateY(-100%); /* Move the hover background into view */
}

.discover-button-small:hover {
    color: #000; /* Change text color on hover */
}


/* **********Prevents the button links being affected by the global visited link style**********/	
.discover-button:link,
.discover-button:visited,
.discover-button-small:link,
.discover-button-small:visited {
  color: #000;
}




/* **********ACCORDION - used for FAQs*******************************************************************************************************************************/

.faq-accordion {
  --faq-accordion-bg: #f5f3e7;
  --faq-accordion-button-bg: #f5f3e7;
  --faq-accordion-button-active-bg: #e8e6d5;
  --faq-accordion-button-hover-bg: #eae7d7;
  --faq-accordion-body-bg: #fdfcf8;
  --faq-accordion-text: #000;
  --faq-accordion-hover-text: #557020;
}

.faq-accordion .accordion-item {
  background-color: var(--faq-accordion-bg);
  border: none;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  border-radius: 0.35rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.faq-accordion .accordion-button {
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.5;
  white-space: normal;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 0.75rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--faq-accordion-text);
  background-color: var(--faq-accordion-button-bg);
  border: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.faq-accordion .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
  color: var(--faq-accordion-text);
  background-color: var(--faq-accordion-button-active-bg);
}

.faq-accordion .accordion-button:hover {
  color: var(--faq-accordion-hover-text);
  background-color: var(--faq-accordion-button-hover-bg);
}

.faq-accordion .accordion-button:focus {
  box-shadow: none;
  outline: none;
}

.faq-accordion .accordion-body {
  text-align: left;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  background-color: var(--faq-accordion-body-bg);
  color: var(--faq-accordion-text);
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.faq-accordion .accordion-header {
  margin: 0;
}

 
 .colorbg1 .faq-accordion {
  --faq-accordion-bg: #fff;   					/*use to change the background*/  
  --faq-accordion-button-bg: #fff;               /*use to change the backgroundof button*/   
  --faq-accordion-button-active-bg: #f0f0f0;     /*use to change the button when pressed*/ 
  --faq-accordion-button-hover-bg: #f0f0f0;
  --faq-accordion-body-bg: #fff;
  --faq-accordion-text: #000;
  --faq-accordion-hover-text: #2f2f2f;
}
 
 
 .colorbg2 .faq-accordion {
  --faq-accordion-bg: #004c1c;
  --faq-accordion-button-bg: #004c1c;
  --faq-accordion-button-active-bg: #239746;
  --faq-accordion-button-hover-bg: #239746;
  --faq-accordion-body-bg: #004c1c;
  --faq-accordion-text: #ffffff;
  --faq-accordion-hover-text: #fff;
}


.colorbg3 .faq-accordion {
  --faq-accordion-bg: #6b8711;
  --faq-accordion-button-bg: #6b8711;
  --faq-accordion-button-active-bg: #e4e7d0;
  --faq-accordion-button-hover-bg: #eef0dd;
  --faq-accordion-body-bg: #ffffff;
  --faq-accordion-text: #000;
  --faq-accordion-hover-text: #557020;
}
 
 
 

 /* **********STYLED TEXT OVER IMAGE CARDS*************************************************************************************************************************************************/
 
 
 .centered-text {
 
  
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
  pointer-events: none; /* ensures text doesn't block hover effects */
   position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%); /* centres it within the image */
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); /* white with 70% transparency */
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  border-radius: 0px;
  color: #000; /* ensures text is readable */
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 100%;    
}
 
 
 
  /* **********SET-UPS*************************************************************************************************************************************************/

 
.setupa {                        /*centres the text in the middle of the screen*/
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  text-align: center;
}


.setupb {                        /*centres the text in the middle of the screen*/
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 50vh;
  text-align: left;
}


.standard{   
padding-top: 3rem;
padding-bottom: 1rem;
padding-left: 1rem;
padding-right: 1rem;
}

.standardtop{   				 /*to be used when this goes at the top of the page*/
padding-top: 10rem;
padding-bottom: 1rem;
padding-left: 1rem;
padding-right: 1rem;

}

.standardgrid{   
padding-top: 2rem;
padding-bottom: 2rem;
padding-left: 2rem;
padding-right: 2rem;
}


.colorbg1 {						/*use to change the background*/
background-color:#fff;
color:#0b75ac;
}


.colorbg2 {						/*use to change the background*/
background-color:#053466;
color:#fff;
}

.colorbg3 {						/*use to change the background*/
background-color:#6b8711;
color:#000;
}

.colorbg4 {						/*use to change the background*/
background-color:#fff;
color:#557020;
}






.chevron-container {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 20px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 10;
}

.chevron-container i {
    font-size: 48px;
    color: #fff;
    --animate-duration: 1.5s;
}

   /* **********CAROUSEL************************************************************************************************************************************************/


/*****************for the swiper carousel which you use via a javascript---this is for multiswiper*/*
.multiSwiper .swiper-slide img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 10px;
}


.multiSwiper .swiper-button-next,
.multiSwiper .swiper-button-prev {
  color: #fff !important;
}

.multiSwiper .swiper-button-next::after,
.multiSwiper .swiper-button-prev::after {
  color: #fff !important;
  font-size: 32px !important;
}

.multiSwiper .swiper-pagination-bullet {
  background: #fff !important;
  opacity: 0.5 !important;
}

.multiSwiper .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
  background: #fff !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
}







   /* **********SECTIONS************************************************************************************************************************************************/
 

#cover {
	margin-top: 0;
	background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(5,52,102,0.5), rgba(0,0,0,0.5)), url('../img/cover4.jpg');
	background-size: cover;
	background-position: center;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
	align-items: center;
	min-height: 100vh;
	position: relative;
	color: #FFF;
	text-align: center;




}


#half-hero {
	padding-top: 9rem;
	margin-top: 0;
	background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.4), rgba(0,0,0,0.4)), url('../img/cover.jpg');
	background-size: cover;
	background-position: center;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
	align-items: center;
	min-height: 50vh;
	position: relative;
	color: #FFF;
	text-align: center;
}


#footer{
		padding-top: 2rem;
		padding-bottom: 2rem;
		padding-left: 1rem;
		padding-right: 1rem;
		background-color:#2262de;
		}


#footerbottom{
		padding-left: 1rem;
		padding-right: 1rem;
		padding-top: 2rem;
		padding-bottom: 2rem;
		background-color:#000;
		color:#fff;
			}
			
			

@media (min-width: 576px) {
	
		h1 { margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;  font-weight: 700;  font-size: 50px;  line-height: 50px; }
			
		h2 { margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 1px;  font-size: 2.2em;  font-weight: 500;   line-height: 50px; }

		h3 { font-size: 1.5em;  font-weight: 300;  }

		h4 { font-size: 1.6em;   font-weight: 100;  }


		
		 
		.standard{   
		padding-top: 4rem;
		padding-bottom: 4rem;
		padding-left: 2rem;
		padding-right: 2rem;
		}
		
		.standardgrid{   
		padding-left: 3rem;
		padding-right: 3rem;
		}
		
		.standardtop{   				 /*to be used when this goes at the top of the page*/
		padding-top: 6rem;
		padding-bottom: 1rem;
		padding-left: 2rem;
		padding-right: 2rem;
		}
					


}

@media (min-width: 768px) {

#cover{ margin-top: 0;}

.standardgrid{   
padding-left: 5rem;
padding-right: 5rem;
}

#half-hero {
	padding-top: 4rem;
}


}


@media (min-width: 992px) {

body{font-weight: 400; height: 100%; }

}


@media (min-width: 1200px) {

p { font-size: 1.2em;  line-height: 40px;   } 


.standardgrid{   
padding-left: 7rem;
padding-right: 7rem;
}


}


@media (min-width: 1400px) {
	

		h1 { margin-bottom: 45px; font-weight: 100;  font-size: 60px; line-height: 60px;}
			
		h2 { font-size: 2.4em;  font-weight: 500;   line-height: 50px; }

		h3 { font-size: 1.8em;   font-weight: 600;  }

		h4 { font-size: 1.6em;   font-weight: 500;  }


.standardgrid{   
padding-top: 2rem;
padding-bottom: 2rem;
padding-left: 8rem;
padding-right: 8rem;
}


}