:root{
    --accent: #dfe7f6;      /* badge background */
    --accent-stroke: #c9d4ee;/* badge border */
    --accent-dark: #897fbe;  /* number color */
    --text-color: #111827;
    --muted: #5b6b76;
    --gap: 28px;
    --badge-size: 64px;
  }

  /* Steps list */
  .steps{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 22px;
  }

  .step{
    display: flex;
    gap: var(--gap);
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  /* Left badge: rotated square (diamond) with number centered */
  .badge-wrap{
    width: var(--badge-size);
    min-width: var(--badge-size);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
  }

  .diamond{
    width: calc(var(--badge-size) * 0.95);
    height: calc(var(--badge-size) * 0.7);
    /* create a slightly skewed / parallelogram effect */
    transform: skewX(-18deg);
    background: var(--accent);
    border: 1px solid var(--accent-stroke);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(18,30,60,0.04);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 4px;
  }

  /* Number text inside — unskew it to appear upright */
  .diamond .num{
    transform: skewX(18deg);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: var(--accent-dark);
    line-height: 1;
  }

  /* Right side text */
  .content{
    flex: 1 1 auto;
  }

  .title{
    font-size: 20px;
    margin: 0 0 8px 0;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: -0.2px;
    color: #1B2B7C;
  }

  .desc{
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 680px;
  }

  /* spacing to visually align the diamond slightly more to left */
  .badge-wrap { margin-left: -8px; }

  /* Make the list visually airy with separators if needed */
  .step:not(:last-child){
    padding-bottom: 8px;
  }

  /* Responsive: stack badge above text on small screens */
  @media (max-width: 540px){
    .step{
      gap: 14px;
      align-items: center;
    }
    .step{
      flex-direction: row;
    }
    .badge-wrap{ margin-left: 0; }
    .title, .heading{ font-size: 22px; }
    .desc{ font-size: 20px; }
  }

   .wrap{
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    padding: 0 var(--pad);
  }

  header.hero {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  header.hero h1 {
    margin: 0 0 12px 0;
    font-size: 32px;
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.4px;
  }
  header.hero p.lead {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .faq-box h2 {
    font-size: 20px !important;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-weight: 600
  }

  /* Grid of 3 columns, 2 rows */
  .steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: var(--gap);
    margin-top: 28px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .step {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .step img {
    width: 60px;
    height: 60px;
  }
  /* Number + underline */
  .meta {
    display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  }

  .num {
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #1B2B7C;
    font-size: 20px;
    letter-spacing: 0.6px;
    /* min-width: 36px; */
    text-align: left;
  }

  /* The thin accent rule that continues across the column */
  .rule {            /* stretch across remaining space */
    border-bottom: 2px solid #6366f1; /* purple rule */
    margin-top: 2px;  
  }

  .heading {
    font-size: 20px;
    margin: 0;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #1B2B7C;
  }




        .typing-text {
            overflow: hidden;
            border-right: 3px solid #6366f1;
            white-space: nowrap;
            margin: 0 auto;
            animation: typing 3.5s steps(40, end), blink-caret 0.75s step-end infinite;
        }
        
        .gradient-text {
            background: linear-gradient(-45deg, #6366f1, #ec4899, #8b5cf6, #06b6d4);
            background-size: 400% 400%;
            -webkit-background-clip: text;
            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
            background-clip: text;
            animation: gradient-x 3s ease infinite;
            line-height: 56px;
        }
        
        .hover-lift {
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }
        
        .hover-lift:hover {
            transform: translateY(-5px);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 10px 10px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
        }
        
        .stagger-animation > * {
            opacity: 0;
            animation: fadeInUp 0.8s ease-out forwards;
        }
        
        .stagger-animation > *:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
        .stagger-animation > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
        .stagger-animation > *:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
        .stagger-animation > *:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
        .stagger-animation > *:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.5s; }
        .stagger-animation > *:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.6s; }
        
       
        .section-animate {
            opacity: 0;
            animation: fadeInUp 1s ease-out forwards;
        }
        
        .section-animate.delay-1 { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
        .section-animate.delay-2 { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
        .section-animate.delay-3 { animation-delay: 0.6s; }
        
        .card-hover {
            transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
             transform: translateY(-8px) scale(1.02);
            box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
        }
        
        /* .card-hover:hover {
            transform: translateY(-8px) scale(1.02);
            box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
        } */
        
        .icon-bounce {
            animation: bounceIn 1.2s ease-out;
        }
        
        .text-reveal {
            opacity: 0;
            animation: slideUp 0.8s ease-out forwards;
        }
        
        .parallax-bg {
            background-attachment: fixed;
            background-position: center;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-size: cover;
        }

        .padding-top {
            padding-top: 60px
        }

        .top-20 {
            top: 10rem !important;
        }

		 .start_btn {
            background: #004e95 !important;
        }
        
        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
            * {
                animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
                animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
                transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
            }
        }
		  /* Make layout responsive: 2 columns on medium, 1 on small */
  @media (max-width: 920px){
    .steps {
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }
  }
  @media (max-width: 580px){
    .steps {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
    .meta { gap: 10px; }
    .num { font-size: 13px; min-width: 28px; }
    p {
      font-size: 18px;
    }
    .center-mobile {
      text-align: center;
    }
    /* .heading { font-size: 17px; } */
  }

  .cmn-image img {
    width: 60px;
  }

   .collapse {
            visibility: inherit !important;
        }