/* Alpha Geeks Digital — shared stylesheet
   Palette locked 2026-08-13. Bright #119cef is DECORATIVE ONLY
   (fails WCAG AA for small text) — use --brand for any text. */

:root{
  --brand:#10608e;
  --brand-dark:#0a496d;
  --tint:#f1f8fe;
  --accent:#119cef;
  --ink:#12303f;
  --body:#4a5560;
  --line:#dfe7ee;
  --muted:#5f6b78;
  --white:#ffffff;
  --radius:10px;
  --max:1080px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0;}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
body{
  font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  color:var(--body);
  line-height:1.65;
  font-size:17px;
  background:var(--white);
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
h1,h2,h3{color:var(--ink);line-height:1.2;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;}
h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.15rem);}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,3.4vw,2.1rem);margin-bottom:.6rem;}
h3{font-size:1.12rem;margin-bottom:.4rem;letter-spacing:-0.01em;}
p{margin-bottom:1rem;}
a{color:var(--brand);}
.wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;}
section{padding:76px 0;}
.tint{background:var(--tint);}
.eyebrow{
  font-size:.76rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--brand);margin-bottom:.9rem;
}
.rule{width:56px;height:4px;background:var(--accent);border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:1.5rem;}

/* nav */
header{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(255,255,255,.94);
  backdrop-filter:blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:14px 24px;max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;text-decoration:none;}
.brand-lockup{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1.05;}
.brand-main{
  font-size:.83rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);
  white-space:nowrap;
}
.brand-sub{
  font-size:.58rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.34em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brand);
  white-space:nowrap;
}
.nav-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;}
.nav-link{
  color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-size:.92rem;font-weight:600;
}
.nav-link:hover{color:var(--brand);}
@media(max-width:560px){.nav-link{display:none;}}

.btn{
  display:inline-block;background:var(--brand);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;
  padding:13px 26px;border-radius:var(--radius);font-weight:600;font-size:.97rem;
  border:0;cursor:pointer;transition:background .15s ease;text-align:center;
}
.btn:hover{background:var(--brand-dark);}
.btn-sm{padding:9px 18px;font-size:.9rem;}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--brand);border:1.5px solid var(--brand);}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--tint);}

/* hero */
.hero{padding:78px 0 66px;}
.hero p.lede{font-size:1.16rem;max-width:37em;margin-bottom:1.7rem;}
.hero-cta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;align-items:center;}
.microcopy{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:1.1rem;}

/* grids */
.grid{display:grid;gap:22px;}
.g2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
.g3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);}
@media(max-width:820px){.g2,.g3{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}

.card{
  background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);
  padding:26px 24px;
}
.card p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
.card .num{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--brand);color:#fff;
  font-size:.85rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.85rem;
}
.check{list-style:none;}
.check li{position:relative;padding-left:29px;margin-bottom:.7rem;}
.check li::before{
  content:"";position:absolute;left:2px;top:.55em;
  width:9px;height:5px;border-left:2.5px solid var(--brand);border-bottom:2.5px solid var(--brand);
  transform:rotate(-45deg);
}

/* form */
.form-shell{
  background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:32px;max-width:620px;
}
.field{margin-bottom:17px;}
label{display:block;font-size:.88rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:6px;}
input,select,textarea{
  width:100%;padding:12px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;
  font-family:inherit;font-size:1rem;color:var(--ink);background:#fff;
}
input:focus,select:focus,textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--brand);outline-offset:1px;border-color:var(--brand);}
textarea{min-height:104px;resize:vertical;}
.form-shell .btn{width:100%;padding:15px;font-size:1.02rem;}
.privacy{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;}
.opt{font-weight:400;color:var(--muted);}
.hint{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin:6px 0 0;}

/* faq */
details{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:17px 0;}
details summary{
  cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);list-style:none;
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;font-size:1.02rem;
}
details summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none;}
details summary::after{content:"+";color:var(--brand);font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:400;line-height:1;}
details[open] summary::after{content:"\2013";}
details p{margin:.8rem 0 0;}

footer{background:var(--ink);color:#a3b3c0;padding:44px 0;font-size:.9rem;}
footer a{color:#dce8f2;}
.foot{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;}

/* ---------- blog ---------- */
.post-list{display:grid;gap:20px;max-width:780px;}
.post-card{
  display:block;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;
  border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:26px 24px;
  transition:border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease;
}
.post-card:hover{border-color:var(--brand);transform:translateY(-2px);}
.post-meta{
  font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--brand);margin-bottom:.6rem;
}
.post-card h3{font-size:1.28rem;margin-bottom:.5rem;}
.post-card p{color:var(--body);margin-bottom:0;font-size:.98rem;}
.post-more{
  display:inline-block;margin-top:.9rem;color:var(--brand);font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem;
}

/* banners */
.post-thumb{
  display:block;width:100%;height:104px;object-fit:cover;
  border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:1.1rem;background:var(--ink);
}
.article-banner{
  display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/1;object-fit:cover;
  border-radius:var(--radius);background:var(--ink);
}
.banner-wrap{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto 2.4rem;padding:0 24px;}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .article-banner{aspect-ratio:2/1;}
  .post-thumb{height:84px;}
}

/* article */
.article{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;}
.article-head{padding:64px 0 8px;}
.article-head h1{font-size:clamp(1.85rem,4.2vw,2.7rem);margin-bottom:1rem;}
.article-standfirst{font-size:1.14rem;color:var(--body);margin-bottom:0;}
.article-body{padding:34px 0 60px;}
.article-body h2{font-size:1.5rem;margin:2.2rem 0 .7rem;}
.article-body h3{font-size:1.13rem;margin:1.7rem 0 .5rem;}
.article-body ul,.article-body ol{margin:0 0 1.2rem 1.15rem;}
.article-body li{margin-bottom:.55rem;}
.article-body blockquote{
  border-left:4px solid var(--accent);padding:2px 0 2px 20px;margin:1.6rem 0;
  color:var(--ink);font-size:1.06rem;
}
.article-body blockquote p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
.callout{
  background:var(--tint);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:22px 24px;margin:1.8rem 0;
  font-size:.98rem;
}
.callout p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
.callout strong{color:var(--ink);}
.backlink{
  display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1.4rem;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;
}
.article-cta{
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:2.4rem;padding-top:2.2rem;
}
.article-cta h3{font-size:1.3rem;margin-bottom:.5rem;}
.disclaimer{
  font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.2rem;
}