/*
    Theme Name: Micro Support
    Theme URI: https://www.sperlinginteractive.com
    Description: Micro Support custom WordPress theme By Sperling.
    Version: 1.0
    Author: Sperling.
  Theme URI: https://www.sperlinginteractive.com
*/

/*------------------------------------*\
    Example of Using Root Variable 
    :root {
        --blue: #0000FF          
    }
    .test-element {
        color: var(--blue)
    }
\*------------------------------------*/

:root {
    --blue: #22326e;
    --purple: #3743a1;
    --light-purple: #485cc7;
    --light-blue: #00bbdc;
    --light-light-blue: #7fdded;
    --lightest-blue: #d9f5fa;
    --lightest-blue-alt: #e5f8fb;
    --red: #f9423a;
    --yellow: #dbe442;
}

/* global box-sizing */
*,
*:after,
*:before {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
* {
    min-height: 0;
    min-width: 0;
}
/* html element 62.5% font-size for REM use */
html {
    font-size: 62.5%;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
    color: #000;
    font:
        400 1.6rem/1.4 'Montserrat',
        sans-serif;
}
body.mega-open {
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* clear */
.clear:before,
.clear:after {
    content: ' ';
    display: table;
}

.clear:after {
    clear: both;
}

.clear {
    zoom: 1;
}

img {
    max-width: 100%;
    vertical-align: bottom;
    height: auto;
}

/* Lightspeed Lazy load fade in */
img[data-lazyloaded] {
    opacity: 0;
}

img.litespeed-loaded {
    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.5s linear 0.2s;
    -moz-transition: opacity 0.5s linear 0.2s;
    transition: opacity 0.5s linear 0.2s;
    opacity: 1;
}

a {
    text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
}

a:hover,
a:active {
    outline: 0;
}
.btn,
.nav-button a,
.frm_button_submit {
    position: relative;
    padding: 5px 15px;
    border-radius: 30px;
    color: var(--blue);
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    display: inline-block;
    background-color: transparent;
    border: 0;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* Outer dark blue stroke */
.btn:before,
.nav-button a:before,
.frm_button_submit:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: -6px; /* distance from inner border */
    border-radius: inherit;
    border: 2px solid var(--blue); /* outer dark blue stroke */
}
.btn:hover,
.frm_button_submit:hover {
    background: var(--blue);
    color: #fff;
}

/* White Text Button */
.btn.white-txt {
    color: white;
    border-color: var(--light-blue);
}
.btn.white-txt:hover {
    background-color: var(--light-blue);
    color: var(--blue);
}
.btn.white-txt:before {
    border-color: var(--light-blue);
}

.nav-button a:before,
.mega-menu-btn:before {
    border-color: var(--light-blue);
}
nav.mega-menu-nav a.mega-menu-btn {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    margin-top: 20px;
}
.nav-button a:hover {
    background: var(--blue);
    color: #fff;
}

:focus {
    outline: 1px solid #04a4cc;
}

p,
ul,
ol {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
}

h1 {
    font-size: 2.8rem;
}

h2 {
    font-size: 2.6rem;
}

h3 {
    font-size: 2.3rem;
}

h4 {
    font-size: 2rem;
}

h5 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
}

h6 {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
}
h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6 {
    color: var(--blue);
}

blockquote {
    margin: 25px 0;
    padding: 25px 0 25px 5vw;
    font-style: italic;
    border-top: 1px solid;
    border-bottom: 1px solid;
    font-weight: 700;
}
.centered {
    text-align: center;
}
.clr-lightblue {
    color: var(--light-blue);
}
.clr-red {
    color: var(--red);
}
.clr-light-light-blue {
    color: var(--light-light-blue);
}
.bg-blue {
    background-color: var(--blue);
}
.bg-lightest-blue {
    background-color: var(--lightest-blue);
}
.rounded {
    border-radius: 35px;
}
.rounded-45 {
    border-radius: 45px;
}
.wysiwyg-content > :first-child {
    margin-top: 0;
}
.wysiwyg-content > :bottom-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
body.single-post .wysiwyg-content a {
    color: var(--blue);
}
.wysiwyg-content h2,
.wysiwyg-content h3,
.wysiwyg-content h4,
.wysiwyg-content h5,
.wysiwyg-content h6 {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.wysiwyg-content ul li {
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.is-desktop-only {
    display: none;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
    STRUCTURE
\*------------------------------------*/
/* wrapper */
.wrapper {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    margin: 0 auto;
    min-height: 100vh;
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 2560px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.container {
    max-width: 1170px;
    align-self: center;
    flex: 1 auto;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    padding: 0 20px;
}

.container.large {
    max-width: 1400px;
}
.container.medium {
    max-width: 970px;
}
.container.tiny {
    max-width: 840px;
}
.container.tinier {
    max-width: 690px;
}
/* header */
.header {
    padding: 20px 0;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}
body.mega-open .header {
    z-index: auto;
}

.header-flex {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.logo-img {
    backface-visibility: hidden;
    height: 100px;
}

/* nav */
.nav {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 5%;
}
.nav ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    display: none;
    gap: 5%;
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    align-items: center;
}
.nav a {
    font-size: 1.7rem;
    color: var(--blue);
    transition: font-weight 0.3s ease-in-out;
    font-weight: 600;
}
nav.nav a:hover {
    font-weight: bold;
}
.mega-trigger {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 11;
}
.hamburger {
    background: var(--yellow);
    border-radius: 50%;
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition-property: opacity, filter;
    transition-duration: 0.15s;
    transition-timing-function: linear;
    font: inherit;
    color: inherit;
    text-transform: none;
    border: 0;
    margin: 0;
    overflow: visible;
}

.hamburger.is-active .hamburger-inner,
.hamburger.is-active .hamburger-inner::before,
.hamburger.is-active .hamburger-inner::after {
    background-color: var(--blue);
}

.hamburger-box {
    width: 40px;
    height: 24px;
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
}

.hamburger-inner {
    display: block;
    top: 50%;
    margin-top: -2px;
}
.hamburger-inner,
.hamburger-inner::before,
.hamburger-inner::after {
    width: 40px;
    height: 4px;
    background-color: var(--blue);
    border-radius: 4px;
    position: absolute;
    transition-property: transform;
    transition-duration: 0.15s;
    transition-timing-function: ease;
}
.hamburger-inner::before,
.hamburger-inner::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 80%;
    left: 9%;
}
.is-active .hamburger-inner:after,
.is-active .hamburger-inner:before {
    width: 100%;
    left: 0;
}
.hamburger-inner::before {
    top: -10px;
}
.hamburger-inner::after {
    bottom: -10px;
}
.hamburger--boring .hamburger-inner,
.hamburger--boring .hamburger-inner::before,
.hamburger--boring .hamburger-inner::after {
    transition-property: none;
}

.hamburger--boring.is-active .hamburger-inner {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
}
.hamburger--boring.is-active .hamburger-inner::before {
    top: 0;
    opacity: 0;
}
.hamburger--boring.is-active .hamburger-inner::after {
    bottom: 0;
    transform: rotate(-90deg);
}

#mega-menu {
    background-color: white;
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 10;
    min-height: 500px;
    transition:
        opacity 240ms ease,
        visibility 0s linear 240ms;
}
#mega-menu.is-open {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transition:
        opacity 240ms ease,
        visibility 0s;
}
.mega-wrap {
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}
.mega-logo {
    height: 100px;
}
.mega-menu-col {
    padding: 5% 0;
}

.mega-menu-cloud {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -10vw;
    right: -9vw;
    width: 47%;
    opacity: 0.2;
}

nav.mega-menu-nav ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    text-transform: lowercase;
}
nav.mega-menu-nav li {
    margin-bottom: 1vh;
}
nav.mega-menu-nav ul.sub-menu {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    display: none;
    padding-left: 20px;
}

nav.mega-menu-nav a {
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    color: var(--blue);
    transition: font-weight 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
nav.mega-menu-nav a:hover {
    font-weight: bold;
}
nav.mega-menu-nav ul.sub-menu a {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
}
nav.mega-menu-nav .menu-item-has-children > a:after {
    font: var(--fa-font-jelly);
    content: '\2b';
    display: inline-block;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    margin-left: 10px;
    top: 1px;
    position: relative;
}

nav.mega-menu-nav .menu-item-has-children.submenu-open > a:after {
    content: '\f068';
    font: var(--fa-font-solid);
    font-size: 1.7rem;
    top: 0;
}

/* footer */

.footer-cta-tab {
    border: 2px solid var(--light-blue);
    border-bottom: 0;
    border-radius: 35px 35px 0 0;
    padding: 30px 4vw;
    padding: 20px;
    background-color: white;
}

.footer-cta {
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-top: 50px;
}
body.single-case-studies .footer-cta {
    margin-top: 0;
}

.footer-cta.is-open .footer-cta-tab {
    max-height: 1200px;
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 30px 4vw;
}
.footer-cta-tab {
    max-height: 95px;
    max-width: 200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    transition:
        max-height 420ms ease,
        max-width 420ms ease,
        opacity 200ms ease;
}
.footer-cta-tab form {
    transition: opacity 420ms ease;
    opacity: 0;
}
.footer-cta.is-open .footer-cta-tab form {
    opacity: 1;
}
/* Tab */
.footer-cta-tab > h3 {
    margin: 0;
    text-align: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    user-select: none;
}

/* Optional plus → close */
.footer-cta:not(.is-open) .footer-cta-tab > h3::after {
    content: ' +';
    font-weight: 800;
    opacity: 1;
    transition: opacity 420ms ease;
}
.footer-cta:not(.is-open) .footer-cta-tab > h3.is-closing::after {
    opacity: 0;
}
span.close-footer-cta {
    position: absolute;
    right: 20px;
    background: var(--blue);
    color: var(--light-blue);
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border-radius: 50%;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 2rem;
    line-height: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 420ms ease;
    cursor: pointer;
}
span.close-footer-cta span {
    position: relative;
    top: -2px;
}
.footer-cta.is-open span.close-footer-cta {
    opacity: 1;
}
.footer-top {
    background: linear-gradient(360deg, var(--blue) 0%, var(--light-purple) 100%);
    padding: 30px 0;
}
img.footer-logo {
    max-height: 100px;
}
.footer-meta {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
.footer-meta,
.footer-meta a {
    color: white;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.footer-meta a:hover {
    color: var(--yellow);
}
.footer-meta a svg path {
    fill: var(--light-light-blue);
}
.footer-meta a:hover svg path {
    fill: var(--yellow);
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.footer-meta li {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}
.footer-meta li,
.footer-meta li a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}
.footer-nav ul {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    gap: 4%;
    list-style: none;
}
.footer-nav a {
    color: white;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    font-weight: 500;
}
.footer-nav a:hover {
    color: var(--lightest-blue);
    font-weight: bold;
}
.footer-contact {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-direction: column;
}
ul.footer-socials {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
}
ul.footer-socials a {
    color: var(--yellow);
    transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
ul.footer-socials a:hover {
    color: var(--light-light-blue);
}
.footer-bottom {
    background: white;
}
.footer-bottom-flex {
    padding: 15px 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 20px;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.footer-bottom-flex p.copyright {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
}
.footer-bottom-flex * {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--blue);
}

/* sidebar */
.sidebar {
}

.pagination {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
}

.embed-container {
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 56.25%;
    padding-top: 30px;
    height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

.embed-container iframe,
.embed-container object,
.embed-container embed {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}
.padded-section,
.padded-section-50 {
    padding: 50px 0;
}
.padded-section.pt-0 {
    padding-top: 0;
}

/*------------------------------------*\
    HOME
\*------------------------------------*/
.home-top {
    height: calc(100vh - 140px);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    min-height: 500px;
    color: white;
    position: relative;
}
.home-top:before {
    content: '';
    inset: 0;
    position: absolute;
    background-color: var(--blue);
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    opacity: 0.5;
    z-index: 1;
}
.home-top:after {
    content: '';
    inset: 0;
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 1;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) 0%, rgba(55, 67, 161, 0) 80%);
}
.home-top {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.home-top > div {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.home-top-video {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    z-index: 0;
}
/* .home-top .container *:not(.container) {
    margin: 0;
} */
.home-top .content {
    position: relative;
    margin: 30px 0;
}
.home-top-content p {
    font-weight: 500;
}
.home-top h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 3vw, 8rem);
    color: var(--yellow);
    margin: 0;
    position: relative;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    line-height: 1.2;
}
.image-card {
    box-shadow: 0 4px 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    border-radius: 45px;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
}
.image-card.reversed {
    flex-direction: column-reverse;
}
.image-card .content {
    padding: 30px;
    text-align: center;
    background: var(--light-light-blue);
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
}
.image-card .content * {
    margin: 0;
}
.image-card .content .excerpt {
    margin: 10px 0 30px;
    flex: 1;
}
.gradient-band {
    background: var(--blue);
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--blue) 0%, var(--purple) 100%);
    color: white;
}

.stats .column:not(:nth-of-type(odd)) .stat {
    border-left: 1px solid white;
}
.stats .column .stat {
    padding: 0 10px;
    margin: 10px 0;
}
.stat {
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--yellow);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 2rem;
}

.stat span {
    display: block;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 4rem;
}

.stat p {
    font-size: 2rem;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.2;
}
.testimonial-card p {
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.5;
}
.testimonial-card p.author {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-style: normal;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding-left: 15px;
    font-weight: 400;
}
.testimonial-card p.author i {
    color: var(--light-blue);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    margin-right: 10px;
}
.slick-dots > li:only-child {
    display: none;
}
.logo-slider-wrap {
    padding: 30px 0;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--yellow);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--yellow);
}
.logo-section .logo-slider {
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    height: 100px;
    width: 100%;
    background: transparent;
}

.logo-section .logo-slide-track {
    display: flex;
    width: max-content;
    align-items: center;
    opacity: 0; /* fades in when started */
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    will-change: transform;
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

.logo-section .logo-slide-track.start-scroll {
    opacity: 1;
}

/* No-motion: centered, no transform updates */
.logo-section .logo-slide-track.no-motion {
    opacity: 1;
    margin: 0 auto;
    justify-content: center;
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) !important;
}

.logo-section .logo-slide {
    height: 100px;
    min-width: 250px;
    padding: 0 20px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.logo-section .logo-slide img {
    max-height: 90px;
    width: auto;
    height: auto;
}
.industries-box {
    background: var(--blue);
    border-radius: 45px;
    padding: 50px 20px;
    color: white;
}
.industries-box h2 {
    margin-top: 0;
}

.industry-box {
    border-radius: 25px;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    color: var(--blue);
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
}
.industry-box:hover .title {
    background: var(--light-light-blue);
}
.industry-box .title {
    background: var(--light-blue);
    font-weight: bold;
    padding: 20px 20px;
    font-size: 2rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex: 1;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.latest-blog {
    padding: 30px;
    background: var(--lightest-blue-alt);
    border-radius: 0 45px 45px 0;
    position: relative;
}
.latest-blog:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 95%;
    left: -1000px;
    bottom: 0;
    background: var(--lightest-blue-alt);
    z-index: -1;
}

.home-blog-slider .slick-track {
    display: flex;
}
.blog-slide {
    filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25));
    background: var(--lightest-blue);
    padding: 40px 20px;
    margin: 10px;
    border-radius: 25px;
    height: auto;
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.blog-slide a {
    margin-top: auto;
}
.blog-slider-see-all {
    text-align: right;
}
.blog-slider-nav {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    margin-right: 10px;
}
.blog-slider-nav svg,
.history-slider-nav svg {
    cursor: pointer;
}
.blog-slider-nav svg:hover,
.blog-slider-nav svg:focus,
.history-slider-nav svg:hover,
.history-slider-nav svg:focus {
    opacity: 0.8;
}
.home-blogs p.category,
.home-blogs p.date {
    color: var(--red);
    font-weight: 600;

    margin: 0;
}
.home-blogs p.category {
    font-style: italic;
}

.blog-slide p.category {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.blog-slide a,
.blog-slider-see-all a {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 400;
    text-decoration: underline;
    transition: font-weight 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.blog-slide a:hover {
    font-weight: bold;
}
.home-blogs .excerpt {
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.blog-slider-see-all a {
    font-weight: bold;
}
h4.blog-card-title {
    line-height: 1.3;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
    SERVICES
\*------------------------------------*/
section.wide-page-header {
    overflow: hidden;
}
.wide-page-header-content p + p {
    margin-top: 0;
}
.breakout-left {
    height: 100%;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    min-height: 400px;
    margin-left: -20px;
    margin-right: -20px;
}
.wide-page-header-content {
    background: var(--blue);
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 30px 4vw 30px 6vw;
    position: relative;
    color: white;
}
.wide-page-header-content h1,
.contained-page-header h1 {
    color: var(--light-blue);
}
.contained-page-header.light h1,
.contained-page-header.lightest h1 {
    color: var(--blue);
}

.wide-page-header-content:after {
    content: '';
    inset: 0;
    position: absolute;
    left: -20px;
    right: -20px;
    background: var(--blue);
    z-index: -1;
}

.wide-page-header.light .wide-page-header-content,
.wide-page-header.light .wide-page-header-content:after {
    background: var(--light-light-blue);
    color: black;
}

.wide-page-header.light .wide-page-header-content h1 {
    color: var(--blue);
}

.wide-page-header-content > :first-child {
    margin-top: 0;
}

.wide-page-header-content > :last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.contained-page-header {
    background-color: var(--blue);
    color: white;
    padding: 50px 0;
}
.contained-page-header.light {
    background-color: var(--light-light-blue);
    color: black;
}
.contained-page-header.lightest {
    background-color: var(--lightest-blue);
    color: black;
}
.service-highlights .column {
    padding: 15px 0.75em;
}

.service-highlights .column:last-of-type,
.sovereign-ai-service-boxes .column:last-of-type {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.service-highlight-box {
    border: 2px solid var(--blue);
    position: relative;
    padding: 40px 30px 30px;
    height: 100%;
}
.service-highlight-box:after {
    content: '';
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    background-color: var(--light-blue);
    position: absolute;
    top: -20px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    border-radius: 50%;
}
.service-highlight-box h3 {
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}
.service-highlight-box p {
    margin: 0;
}
.best-for-col,
.managed-services-testimonial-col {
    position: relative;
}
.best-for-col ul {
    padding-left: 25px;
}
.best-for-col li {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.best-for-col li::marker,
.cert-box li::marker,
.certs li::marker {
    color: var(--blue);
}
.best-for-col:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    left: -20px;
    right: -20px;
}
body.sovereign-ai-services .best-for-col {
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--light-blue);
}
body.sovereign-ai-services .best-for-col + .best-for-col {
    border: 0;
}

body.services-template-template-service-1 .best-for-col:after {
    background: var(--lightest-blue);
}
body.private-cloud-hosting .best-for-col:after {
    border-bottom: 3px solid var(--light-blue);
}

.managed-services-testimonial-col {
    color: white;
}
.managed-services-testimonial-col h4 {
    color: var(--light-light-blue);
}
.managed-services-testimonial-col:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: var(--blue);

    background: linear-gradient(34deg, #22326e 7.5%, #485cc7 87.11%);
    right: -100vw;
    left: -20px;
    z-index: -1;
}

.service-testimonial-slider-wrap {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.testimonial-slider.slick-dotted.slick-slider {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.testimonial-slider-nav {
    align-self: flex-end;
}
.team-slider-container {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.team-slider-nav {
    align-self: flex-end;
}
.testimonial-slider-nav .slick-dots,
.team-slider-nav .slick-dots {
    bottom: 0;
    position: relative;
}

.testimonial-slider-nav .slick-dots li button:before,
.team-slider-nav .slick-dots li button:before {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    color: #9aa3cd;
    z-index: 2;
    opacity: 1;
}
.testimonial-slider-nav .slick-dots li.slick-active button:before,
.team-slider-nav .slick-dots li.slick-active button:before {
    color: white;
}

.testimonial-slider-nav .slick-dots:after,
.team-slider-nav .slick-dots:after {
    content: '';
    width: calc(100% - 22px);
    background: #9aa3cd;
    position: absolute;
    top: 13px;
    left: 9px;
    z-index: 1;
    height: 4px;
}
.inner-box {
    padding: 30px 0;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}
.help-desk-service {
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--light-blue);
    height: 100%;
}
.help-desk-service > :first-child {
    margin-top: 0;
    line-height: 1.2;
}
.help-desk-service > :last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.service-boxes .column:not(:last-of-type) {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
    CASE STUDIES
\*------------------------------------*/
section.case-study-top {
    background: var(--blue);
    padding: 15vh 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    position: relative;
}
section.case-study-top.has-image:before {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    background-color: var(--blue);
    content: '';
    opacity: 0.8;
    z-index: 1;
}
section.case-study-top .container {
    z-index: 2;
    position: relative;
}
section.case-study-top h1 {
    color: var(--light-blue);
    margin: 0;
}
section.case-study-top p.industry {
    color: var(--yellow);
    font-style: italic;
    margin: 15px 0 20px;
}
section.case-study-top .excerpt > :first-child {
    margin-top: 0;
}
section.case-study-top .excerpt > :last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
section.case-study-top * {
    color: white;
}
section.case-study-top .container > :first-child {
    margin-top: 0;
}

section.case-study-top .container > :last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.case-study-block {
    background-color: var(--blue);
    padding: 30px;
    color: white;
}
.case-study-block img {
    max-width: 300px;
}
.case-study-block h2 {
    color: var(--light-blue);
    margin: 0;
}
.case-study-block p.industry {
    color: var(--yellow);
    font-style: italic;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}
.case-study-block-content {
    max-width: 850px;
}
.case-study-block a {
    color: var(--light-blue);
    text-decoration: underline;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: font-weight 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.case-study-block a:hover {
    font-weight: bold;
}
.sovereign-ai-service-boxes {
    background: var(--lightest-blue);
    padding: 30px 0;
    border-radius: 45px;
}
.sovereign-ai-bottom,
.single-industry-why {
    padding-bottom: 50px;
}
.single-industry-why .column h4 + * {
    margin-top: 0;
}
.single-industry-why .column > :last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.last-section {
    padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

.case-study-pain-point-list ul li {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.case-study-pain-point-list ul li::marker {
    color: var(--red);
}
.case-study-pain-point-list ul {
    padding-left: 0;
    margin-left: 18px;
}
span.solution-circle {
    background: var(--light-blue);
    width: 45px;
    height: 45px;
    display: inline-block;
    border-radius: 50%;
}

.case-study-solution h3 {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    margin: 0;
}
.case-study-testimonial {
    background: var(--blue);
    position: relative;
}
.case-study-testimonial:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: -1000px;
    background: var(--blue);
    top: 100%;
    z-index: -999999;
}
.case-study-testimonial .testimonial-card {
    color: white;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
    ABOUT
\*------------------------------------*/
.team-section {
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(34, 50, 110, 1) 0%, rgba(55, 67, 161, 1) 60%);
    color: white;
    position: relative;
}
.team-member-card p.name,
.team-member-bio p.name {
    color: var(--light-light-blue);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1.9rem;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.team-member-card p.position,
.team-member-bio p.position {
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: italic;
    margin-top: 0;
}
.team-member-bio .bio p {
    line-height: 1.6;
}
.team-member-card a {
    color: var(--yellow);
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: underline;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: font-weight 0.3s ease-in-out;
    margin-top: auto;
}
.team-member-card a:hover {
    font-weight: bold;
}

.team-slider .column {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.team-member-bio {
    position: fixed;
    overflow: auto;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(34, 50, 110, 1) 0%, rgba(55, 67, 161, 0.9) 100%);
    z-index: 2;
    visibility: hidden;
    padding: 30px 0;
    opacity: 0;
    transition:
        opacity 0.3s ease-in-out,
        visibility 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.team-member-bio.open {
    visibility: visible;
    opacity: 1;
}
.team-member-bio .content {
    position: relative;
}

span.close-bio {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 3.5rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    color: var(--blue);
    background: var(--light-blue);
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border-radius: 50%;
}
span.close-bio:hover {
    opacity: 0.8;
}

.team-member-card {
    padding: 0 20px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    background: #ffffff17;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 55px;
    text-align: center;
}
.team-member-bio::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 5px;
}

.team-member-bio::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.team-member-bio::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background-color: var(--yellow);
}

.history-slider {
    position: relative;
}
.history-slider strong {
    color: var(--red);
}
.history-slider:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--red);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--red);
    border-left: 2px solid var(--red);
    border-right: 2px solid var(--red);
    top: 80px;
    bottom: -10px;
    left: -10px;
    right: -10px;
    border-radius: 45px;
    z-index: -1;
}
.history-slider h2 {
    font-size: 2.8rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
}
.history-slider img {
    width: 150px;
}
.history-slider-wrap {
    position: relative;
}
.history-slider-nav {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 10px;
}
.community-band-content h1,
.community-band-content h2,
.community-band-content h3,
.community-band-content h4,
.community-band-content h5,
.community-band-content h6 {
    color: var(--yellow);
}
.community-band-content {
    color: white;
}
.cert-box {
    padding: 50px 0;
}
/* .cert-box ul,
.certs ul {
    padding: 0;
    list-style-position: inside;
} */

.certs ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
    INDUSTRIES
\*------------------------------------*/
.single-industry-case-studies .column:nth-last-child(-n + 2) .industry-block.case-study {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.industry-block {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 0;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    padding: 2.25rem 1.75rem;
    border-radius: 28px;
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    color: #fff;
}
.industry-block.case-study {
    border-radius: 45px;
}
.industry-block.case-study:hover h2 {
    color: var(--light-blue);
}
.industry-block.case-study p.industry {
    color: var(--yellow);
    margin: 0;
    font-style: italic;
    margin-top: 10px;
}
.industry-block::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(7, 35, 69, 0.84);
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 0;
}

.industry-block .industry-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    width: min(100%, 280px);
}

.industry-block h2,
.industry-block.case-study h4 {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--light-blue);
    transition:
        transform 0.35s ease,
        color 0.35s ease;
}

.industry-block:hover .content,
.industry-block:focus-within .content {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
    pointer-events: auto;
    max-height: 400px;
}

.industry-block h2,
.industry-block h2 {
    color: var(--yellow);
}

/*------------------------------------*\
    SINGLE INDUSTRY
\*------------------------------------*/
.industry-caps-box {
    background: linear-gradient(34deg, var(--blue) 7.5%, var(--light-purple) 87.11%);
    padding: 50px 30px;
    color: white;
}
.industry-caps-box h2,
.industry-caps-box h3,
.industry-caps-box h4 {
    color: white;
}
.industry-capabilities {
    margin-top: 50px;
    padding-top: 50px;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--light-blue);
}
h4.industry-capability {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: 40px;
}

h4.industry-capability:before {
    content: '';
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    background: var(--light-blue);
    position: absolute;
    top: -45px;
    transform: translateX(-49%);
    left: 50%;
    border-radius: 50%;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
    SINGLE BLOG
\*------------------------------------*/
.featured-blog-read-more {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
p.single-post-date *,
p.single-post-date {
    color: var(--red);
    font-weight: 600;
}
.single-post-date a {
    border-right: 2px solid var(--red);
    margin-right: 10px;
    padding-right: 10px;
    font-style: italic;
}
.single-blog-share {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
.single-blog-share * {
    color: var(--blue);
}
.addtoany_list.a2a_kit_size_32 a {
    font-size: 1.6rem !important;
    position: relative;
    color: var(--blue);
}

.addtoany_list.a2a_kit_size_32 a:after {
    content: '\f1e0';
    font: var(--fa-font-light);
    margin-left: 5px;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    top: 4px;
    position: relative;
}
.single-blog-sidebar {
    max-width: 350px;
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: 20px;
    padding-left: 20px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--light-blue);
}
.single-blog-author {
    font-style: italic;
}
a.recent-article {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}

a.recent-article h4 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    margin: 0;
    font-weight: 700;
}
a.recent-article:not(:last-of-type) {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--light-blue);
}
a.recent-article .single-post-date {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.single-post-date .post-cat {
    font-style: italic;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
    BLOG CARD
\*------------------------------------*/
.blog-card {
    box-shadow: 0 4px 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    background-color: var(--lightest-blue);
    padding: 20px;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 25px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}
a.blog-card-image {
    margin-top: auto;
}
a.blog-card-image img {
    border-radius: 25px;
}
.blog-card-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
.blog-card-meta * {
    color: var(--red);
    font-weight: 600;
}
p.blog-card-category {
    font-style: italic;
}
.blog-card-title {
    margin: 15px 0;
}
.blog-card-title a,
a.blog-card-link {
    color: var(--blue);
}
a.blog-card-link {
    text-decoration: underline;
    transition: font-weight 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
a.blog-card-link:hover {
    font-weight: bold;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
    CONTACT
\*------------------------------------*/
.contact-content {
    background-color: var(--blue);
    color: white;
}
.contact-content,
.contact-page-form-wrap {
    padding: 50px 30px;
}
.contact-text {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--light-blue);
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
}

.contact-text > :last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
    FORMIDABLE OVERRIDES
\*------------------------------------*/
.with_frm_style .frm_inside_container > label {
    font-weight: bold;
}
.with_frm_style .frm_inside_container > label:not(#field_9jv0r1_label) {
    left: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
}
.with_frm_style .frm_inside_container > textarea {
    border: 1px solid var(--light-blue);
    border-radius: 25px;
}
div#frm_field_6_container {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

#frm_form_1_container .frm_form_fields .frm_fields_container {
    grid-gap: 0 6%;
}
body.contact-us .frm_half {
    grid-column: span 12 / span 12;
}

/*------------------------------------*\
    CAREERS
\*------------------------------------*/
.career-card {
    background: var(--blue);
    padding: 30px;
    color: white;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.career-card h4 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    color: var(--light-blue);
    margin-top: 0;
}
.career-card .job-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
.career-card p.job-date {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    color: var(--yellow);
}
.career-card p.job-excerpt {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-style: italic;
}
.job-application {
    max-width: 400px;
    width: 100%;
    background-color: var(--lightest-blue);
    padding: 30px;
}
.job-application input {
    background: transparent !important;
}
.job-location {
    color: var(--red);
    margin: 0;
    font-weight: 500;
}
.job-location span {
    font-weight: 600;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
   BULMA OVERRIDES
\*------------------------------------*/
.columns.is-variable.is-9 {
    --columnGap: 4rem;
}
/*------------------------------------*\
    ACF GOOGLE MAP
\*------------------------------------*/

.acf-map {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 400px;
    border: #ccc solid 1px;
    flex: 1;
}
.contact-content-col {
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

/* Fixes potential theme css conflict. */
.acf-map img {
    max-width: inherit !important;
}

/*------------------------------------*\
    RESPONSIVE
\*------------------------------------*/
@media only screen and (min-width: 320px) {
}

@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) {
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    .center-mobile {
        text-align: center;
    }
    .service-highlight-box {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 769px) {
    .footer-cta {
        margin-top: 100px;
    }
    h1 {
        font-size: 3.4rem;
    }

    h2 {
        font-size: 3.2rem;
    }

    h3 {
        font-size: 2.4rem;
    }

    h4 {
        font-size: 1.9rem;
    }
    h4.blog-card-title {
        font-size: 1.9rem;
    }

    h5 {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
    }

    h6 {
        font-size: 1.6rem;
    }
    .padded-section,
    .cert-box {
        padding: 100px 0;
    }
    .contact-content,
    .contact-page-form-wrap {
        padding: 100px 50px;
    }
    .sovereign-ai-bottom,
    .single-industry-why {
        padding-bottom: 100px;
    }
    .industries-box {
        padding: 100px 20px;
    }
    .breakout-left {
        margin-left: -50%;
    }
    .wide-page-header-content:after {
        right: -1000px;
        left: 0;
    }
    .row-reverse {
        flex-direction: row-reverse;
    }
    .contained-page-header-content {
        padding-right: 3vw;
    }
    .inner-box {
        padding: 50px;
    }
    .best-for-col .inner-box {
        padding-right: 75px;
    }

    .managed-services-testimonial-col .inner-box {
        padding-left: 75px;
    }
    .service-testimonial-slider-wrap {
        flex-direction: row;
    }
    .testimonial-slider-nav .slick-dots:after {
        content: '';
        width: 4px;
        background: #9aa3cd;
        position: absolute;
        top: 10px;
        left: 13px;
        z-index: 1;
        height: calc(100% - 15px);
    }
    body.sovereign-ai-services .best-for-col {
        border-right: 2px solid var(--light-blue);
        border-bottom: 0;
    }
    body.sovereign-ai-services .best-for-col + .best-for-col {
        border: 0;
    }
    .sovereign-ai-service-boxes {
        padding: 100px;
    }
    span.close-bio {
        top: -40px;
        right: -40px;
    }
    .team-member-bio .container {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }

    .history-slider:after {
        top: -50px;
        bottom: -50px;
        left: 90px;
        right: -100vw;
        border-right: 0;
        border-radius: 45px 0 0 45px;
    }
    .certs .column:first-of-type {
        border-right: 2px solid var(--light-blue);
        border-bottom: 0;
    }
    .footer-contact {
        align-items: center;
        flex-direction: row;
    }
    .mega-wrap {
        flex-direction: row;
    }
    .mega-logo {
        max-height: 100%;
        height: auto;
    }
    .mega-menu-col {
        padding: 0 8% 0 0;
        flex: 1;
    }

    .mega-menu-col + .mega-menu-col {
        border-left: 1px solid var(--light-blue);
        padding: 0 0 0 8%;
    }
    .best-for-col li,
    .cert-box li,
    .certs li {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
        font-weight: 500;
    }

    .case-study-pain-point-list {
        border-left: 1px solid var(--light-blue);
    }
    .certs .column:first-of-type ul {
        border-bottom: 0;
    }
    .service-highlights .column:not(:nth-last-of-type(-n + 2)),
    .sovereign-ai-service-boxes .column:not(:nth-last-of-type(-n + 2)) {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
    .industry-caps-box {
        padding: 100px 50px;
    }
    .industry-block .content {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(18px);
        pointer-events: none;
        max-height: 0;
        overflow: hidden;
        margin-top: 0;
        padding: 10px;
        transition:
            opacity 0.35s ease,
            transform 0.35s ease,
            max-height 0.35s ease,
            margin-top 0.35s ease;
    }
    .industry-block h2 {
        color: var(--light-blue);
    }
    .industry-block:hover h2,
    .industry-block:focus-within h2 {
        color: var(--yellow);
    }
    .industry-caps-box {
        padding: 50px;
    }
}

@media only screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
    .footer-bottom-flex {
        flex-direction: row-reverse;
    }
    .is-desktop-only {
        display: block;
    }
    .best-for-col:after {
        left: -1000px;
        right: 0;
    }
    .managed-services-testimonial-col:after {
        left: 0;
    }
    .single-industry-why .column:not(:nth-of-type(3)) {
        border-right: 1px solid var(--light-blue);
    }
    .single-industry-why.case-studies .column {
        border-right: 0;
    }
    .single-industry-why.case-studies .column:not(:nth-of-type(4n)) {
        border-right: 1px solid var(--light-blue);
    }
    .stats .column:not(:first-of-type) .stat {
        border-left: 1px solid white;
    }
    .stats .column:nth-of-type(5n) .stat {
        border-left: 0 !important;
    }
    .home-blog-slider {
        margin-left: -125px;
    }
    .latest-blog {
        min-height: 400px;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: baseline;
        justify-content: center;
    }
    .latest-blog {
        padding: 50px 200px 50px 30px;
    }
    .service-boxes .column {
        margin-bottom: 0 !important;
    }
}

@media only screen and (min-width: 1120px) {
    .nav ul {
        display: flex;
    }
    .nav {
        flex: 1;
    }
}

@media only screen and (min-width: 1280px) {
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 1400px) {
    .contact-content {
        padding-left: clamp(30px, calc((100vw - 1400px) / 2), 25%);
        padding-right: 3vw;
    }
    .contact-page-form-wrap {
        padding-right: clamp(30px, calc((100vw - 1400px) / 2), 25%);
        padding-left: 3vw;
    }
}

/*------------------------------------*\
    MISC
\*------------------------------------*/
::selection {
    background: #04a4cc;
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: none;
}

::-webkit-selection {
    background: #04a4cc;
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: none;
}

::-moz-selection {
    background: #04a4cc;
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: none;
}

/*------------------------------------*\
    WORDPRESS CORE
\*------------------------------------*/
.alignnone {
    margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}

.aligncenter,
div.aligncenter {
    display: block;
    margin: 5px auto 5px auto;
}

.alignright {
    float: right;
    margin: 5px 0 20px 20px;
}

.alignleft {
    float: left;
    margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}

a img.alignright {
    float: right;
    margin: 5px 0 20px 20px;
}

a img.alignnone {
    margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}

a img.alignleft {
    float: left;
    margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}

a img.aligncenter {
    display: block;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

.wp-caption {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
    max-width: 96%;
    padding: 5px 3px 10px;
    text-align: center;
}

.wp-caption.alignnone {
    margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}

.wp-caption.alignleft {
    margin: 5px 20px 20px 0;
}

.wp-caption.alignright {
    margin: 5px 0 20px 20px;
}

.wp-caption img {
    border: 0 none;
    height: auto;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 98.5%;
    padding: 0;
    width: auto;
}

.wp-caption .wp-caption-text,
.gallery-caption {
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 17px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 4px 5px;
}

.sticky {
}

.bypostauthor {
}

/*------------------------------------*\
    PRINT
\*------------------------------------*/
@media print {
    * {
        background: transparent !important;
        box-shadow: none !important;
        color: #000 !important;
        text-shadow: none !important;
    }

    a,
    a:visited {
        text-decoration: underline;
    }

    a[href]:after {
        content: ' (' attr(href) ')';
    }

    abbr[title]:after {
        content: ' (' attr(title) ')';
    }

    .ir a:after,
    a[href^='javascript:']:after,
    a[href^='#']:after {
        content: '';
    }

    pre,
    blockquote {
        page-break-inside: avoid;
    }

    thead {
        display: table-header-group;
    }

    tr,
    img {
        page-break-inside: avoid;
    }

    img {
        max-width: 100% !important;
    }

    @page {
        margin: 0.5cm;
    }

    p,
    h2,
    h3 {
        orphans: 3;
        widows: 3;
    }

    h2,
    h3 {
        page-break-after: avoid;
    }

    .nav,
    .sidebar,
    .home-slider,
    #respond {
        display: none;
    }

    @page {
        margin: 2cm;
    }
}

.notification-banner {
    padding: 10px 0;
    font-size: 16px;
    text-align: center;
}

.notification-banner p {
    margin: 0;
}