/* ========= GLOBAL VARIABLES ========= */
  :root {
    --mc-primary: #0056b3;       /* Main blue */
    --mc-primary-dark: #004277;  /* Darker blue for hover */
    --mc-accent: #ffd700;        /* Yellow accent (gold) */
  }

  /* ========= BASE BODY STYLES ========= */
  body {
    margin: 0; /* Remove default browser margin */
    font-family: 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; /* Clean modern font stack */
  }

  /* ========= TOP HEADER ========= */
  .top-header {
    background-color: var(--mc-primary); /* Blue background */
    color: #fff;                         /* White text */
    text-align: center;                  /* Center content */
    padding: 20px 16px 12px;              /* Spacing top/sides/bottom */
	font-weight: 500;  					 /* Semi-bold text */
	font-size: 20px;
  }
  
  .top-header h1 {
    font-size: 2.5rem; /* adjust size as needed */
  }

  /* ========= NAVBAR ========= */
  .navbar {
    background-color: #003c82; /* Dark blue bar */
  }
  .navbar .nav-link {
    color: #ffffff;     /* White links */
    position: relative; /* Needed for underline hover effect */
    font-weight: 500;   /* Semi-bold text */
	font-size: 17px;
  }
  .navbar .nav-link:hover,
  .navbar .nav-link:focus {
    color: var(--mc-accent); /* Gold hover */
  }
  .navbar .nav-link.active {
    color: var(--mc-accent); /* Gold for active page */
    font-weight: 700;        /* Bold active link */
  }
  .navbar .nav-link::after {
    /* Animated underline */
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 6px;
    width: 0;
    height: 2px;
    background-color: var(--mc-accent);
    transition: width 0.25s ease, left 0.25s ease;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
  .navbar .nav-link:hover::after {
    width: 60%; /* Grows underline when hovered */
  }

  /* ========= NAVBAR: MOBILE VIEW ========= */
  @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .navbar {
      padding-top: 1.5rem;
      padding-bottom: 1.5rem; /* More vertical padding */
    }

    .navbar-toggler {
      font-size: 1.5rem;     /* Bigger hamburger icon */
      padding: 0.2rem 0.2rem;
    }

    .navbar .nav-link {
      font-size: 1.1rem;     /* Bigger font size for touch-friendliness */
      padding-top: 0.75rem;
      padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }
	
	.navbar .nav-link::after {
    display: none; /* No underline animation */
  }

    .navbar-collapse {
      background-color: #003c82; /* Keeps dark background when expanded */
      padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem;
    }
  }

  /* ========= FOOTER ========= */
  footer {
    background-color: #1a1a1a; /* Dark footer */
    color: #ccc;               /* Gray text */
  }
  footer a {
    color: #ccc;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  footer a:hover {
    color: #fff;               /* White on hover */
    text-decoration: underline;
  }