:root {
  --color-primary: #003366;
  --color-secondary: #007bff;
  --color-accent: #66b2ff;
  --color-bg: #f7f8fa;
  --color-text: #222;
  --border-radius: 8px;
  --font-stack: "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
}

/* General Layout */
body {
    background-color: aliceblue;
    color: #333;
    font-family: 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Regular', 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
    min-height: 100vh;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

/* Header */
#grad1 {
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 60px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #3335cd, #000000);
}

#grad1 a {
    float: left;
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 20px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 17px;
    color: aliceblue;
}

#grad1 a.login-link {
    float: right;
}

#grad1 a:hover {
    background-color: #8ae2eb;
    color: aliceblue;
}

.active {
    background-color: aliceblue;
    color: #ac7aed;
}

/* New CSS for the Search Bar */
.search-bar {
    float:left;
    padding: 10px 16px; /* Adjust padding to align with links */
    margin: 10px; /* Add margin to space it from other elements */
    
}

.search-bar input[type="text"] {
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    border-radius: 20px; /* Makes the search bar rounded */
    padding: 8px 15px;
    outline: none;
}

.search-bar button {
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 8px 15px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background-color: #ac7aed;
    color: aliceblue;
}
.login-link {
  color: white;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Page Title */
h3 {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

/* Contact Form Container */
.container {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 2rem auto 4rem;
  background-color: white;
  padding: 2rem;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

/* Form Fields */
.container label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--color-text);
}

.container input[type="text"],
.container select,
.container textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.8rem;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  background-color: #fafbff;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.container input[type="text"]:focus,
.container select:focus,
.container textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--color-secondary);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.25);
  background-color: white;
  outline: none;
}

/* Submit Button */
.container input[type="submit"] {
  width: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--color-primary), var(--color-secondary));
  color: white;
  border: none;
  padding: 0.9rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  border-radius: 50px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  font-weight: 600;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 64, 128, 0.2);
}

.container input[type="submit"]:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #004080, #0080ff);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0, 64, 128, 0.3);
}

/* Footer */
/* --- BASE FOOTER STYLES --- */
.modern-footer {
    background-color: #1a1a1a; /* Dark background is sleek and modern */
    color: #f0f0f0; /* Light text for high contrast */
    padding: 40px 20px 20px; /* Generous padding */
    font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; /* Use a modern, readable font */
}

/* --- MAIN CONTAINER (for Flexbox layout) --- */
.footer-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-around; /* Distribute space between sections */
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #333; /* Subtle separator line */
    padding-bottom: 30px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap; /* Allows sections to wrap on smaller screens */
}

/* --- SECTION STYLES --- */
.footer-section {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 200px; /* Ensure sections don't get too narrow */
    margin: 15px;
}

.footer-section h3, 
.footer-section h4 {
    color: #ac7aed; /* A pop of accent color (e.g., green for gaming/tech) */
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* --- LINK STYLES --- */
.modern-footer a {
    color: #cccccc; /* Slightly darker link color */
    text-decoration: none; /* Remove underlines for a cleaner look */
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.modern-footer a:hover {
    color: #4CAF50; /* Highlight color on hover */
    text-decoration: underline; /* Add underline back on hover for clarity */
}

/* --- SOCIAL LINKS --- */
.social-links a {
    font-size: 24px;
    margin-right: 15px;
    display: inline-block;
    color: #f0f0f0;
}

.social-links a:hover {
    color: #ac7aed;
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

/* --- RESOURCE LINKS (Vertical List) --- */
.footer-links ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
}

.footer-links li {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

/* --- BOTTOM COPYRIGHT BAR --- */
.footer-bottom {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #999;
}

.footer-bottom .credit a {
    color: #999;
}

/* --- RESPONSIVENESS (for smaller screens) --- */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .footer-container {
        flex-direction: column; /* Stack sections vertically on mobile */
        align-items: center;
    }
    .footer-section {
        text-align: center;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
    .social-links {
        justify-content: center;
        display: flex;
    }
}

/* Responsive Layout */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  header {
    flex-direction: column;
    text-align: center;
  }

  nav {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .search-bar {
    justify-content: center;
    margin: 0.5rem 0;
  }

  .container {
    margin: 1rem;
    padding: 1.5rem;
  }
}