:root {
      --navy: #1a3a8f;
      --navy-dark: #2D3079;
      --navy-light: #e8edf8;
      --page-bg: #f0f4f8;
      --text-main: #3E3E3E;
      --text-muted: #6b7a8d;
      --border: #dde4ef;
      --white: #ffffff;
    }

    * { box-sizing: border-box; }

    body {
      background-color: var(--page-bg);
      color: var(--text-main);
      margin: 0;
    }

    /* ── NAV ── */
    .site-nav {
      background: var(--white);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
      padding: 14px 0;
    }
    .site-nav .brand {
      font-family: 'Lexend', serif;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--navy);
      text-decoration: none;
    }
    .breadcrumb-wrap {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }
    .breadcrumb-wrap a { color: var(--navy); text-decoration: none; }
    .breadcrumb-wrap a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
    .breadcrumb-sep { margin: 0 6px; color: var(--border); }

    /* ── HERO IMAGE ── */
    .hero-img-wrap {
      width: 100%;
      height: 420px;
      max-width: 100%;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 14px;
      margin-bottom: 36px;
    }
    .hero-img-wrap img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    /* ── MAIN CONTENT ── */
    .blog-wrapper {
      padding: 50px 0 70px;
    }

    .content-col {
      background: var(--white);
      border-radius: 14px;
      padding: 40px 44px;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(26,58,143,0.06);
    }

    /* category badge */
    .cat-badge {
      display: inline-block;
      background: var(--navy-light);
      color: var(--navy);
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 5px 14px;
      border-radius: 30px;
      margin-bottom: 18px;
    }

    .blog-title {
      font-size: 2rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--navy);
      line-height: 1.35;
      margin-bottom: 18px;
    }

    .meta-row {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 20px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      padding-bottom: 24px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
      margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
    .meta-row .avatar {
      width: 36px; height: 36px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--navy);
      color: #fff;
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }
    .meta-row .author-name { font-weight: 600; color: var(--text-main); }
    .meta-dot { width: 4px; height: 4px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--border); }

    /* article body */
    .article-body p {
      font-size: 20px !important;
      font-weight: 300 !important;
      line-height: 1.85;
      color: var(--brand-dark) !important;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
    .article-body p span{
      font-size: 20px !important;
      font-weight: 300 !important;
      line-height: 1.85;
      color: var(--brand-dark) !important;
    }
     .article-body p span b{
      font-size: 28px !important;
      font-weight: 400 !important;
      line-height: 1.85;
      color: var(--brand-dark) !important;
    }
    .article-body p  b{
      font-size: 28px !important;
      font-weight: 400 !important;
      line-height: 1.85;
      color: var(--brand-dark) !important;
    }
    .article-body h2 {
      font-size: 32px !important;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--navy) !important;
      margin: 36px 0 14px;
    }
    .article-body h3 {
      font-size: 24px !important;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--navy-dark) !important;
      margin: 28px 0 10px;
    }
    .article-body ul {
      padding-left: 20px;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
    .article-body ul li {
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: 300 !important;
      line-height: 1.8;
      color: var(--brand-dark) !important;
      margin-bottom: 6px;
    }

    /* blockquote */
    .article-body blockquote {
      border-left: 4px solid var(--navy);
      background: var(--navy-light);
      margin: 32px 0;
      padding: 18px 24px;
      border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0;
    }
    .article-body blockquote p {
        font-family: 'FuturaCustom', Arial, sans-serif;
        font-size: 23px;
        font-weight: normal;
        letter-spacing: 0.9px;
        color: var(--brand-dark);
        line-height: 29px;
        margin: 0;
    }

    /* inline image */
    .inline-img {
      width: 100%;
      border-radius: 10px;
      margin: 28px 0;
      object-fit: cover;
      height: 280px;
    }

    /* tags */
    .tags-row { margin-top: 36px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
    .tags-row span { font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--text-muted); margin-right: 8px; }
    .tag-pill {
      display: inline-block;
      background: var(--navy-light);
      color: var(--navy);
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      padding: 4px 12px;
      border-radius: 20px;
      margin: 3px 3px 3px 0;
      text-decoration: none;
    }
    .tag-pill:hover { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }

    /* ── SIDEBAR ── */
    .sidebar-card {
      background: var(--white);
      border-radius: 14px;
      padding: 26px 24px;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(26,58,143,0.06);
      margin-bottom: 24px;
    }
    .sidebar-heading {
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--navy);
      margin-bottom: 18px;
      padding-bottom: 10px;
    }

    /* author card */
    .author-card .auth-avatar {
      width: 60px; height: 60px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--navy);
      color: #fff;
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin: 0 auto 12px;
    }
    .author-card h6 {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--text-main);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 4px;
    }
    .author-card p {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      text-align: center;
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin: 0;
    }

    /* related posts */
    .related-item {
      display: flex;
      gap: 12px;
      padding: 12px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
      text-decoration: none;
    }
    .related-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; }
    .related-item img {
      width: 62px; height: 62px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      object-fit: cover;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }
    .related-item .rel-text p {
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--brand-dark);
      line-height: 1.4;
      margin: 0 0 4px;
    }
    .related-item .rel-text span {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: var(--text-muted);
    }
    .related-item:hover .rel-text p { color: var(--navy); }

    /* categories list */
    .cat-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
    .cat-list li {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 9px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
      font-size: 0.88rem;
    }
    .cat-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
    .cat-list li a { font-size: 1rem; color: var(--brand-dark); text-decoration: none; }
    .cat-list li a:hover { color: var(--navy); }
    .cat-list .count {
      background: var(--navy-light);
      color: var(--navy);
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      padding: 2px 9px;
      border-radius: 20px;
    }

    /* ── RELATED BLOGS SECTION ── */
    .related-section {
      padding: 50px 0 60px;
      background: var(--white);
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    }
    .section-label {
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--navy);
      margin-bottom: 6px;
    }
    .section-title {
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--navy-dark);
      margin-bottom: 32px;
    }
    .blog-card {
      background: var(--white);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: 12px;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
      height: 100%;
    }
    .blog-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-4px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(26,58,143,0.1);
    }
    .blog-card img {
      width: 100%; height: 180px;
      object-fit: cover;
    }
    .blog-card .bc-body { padding: 18px 20px 22px; }
    .blog-card .bc-cat {
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--navy);
      margin-bottom: 8px;
    }
    .blog-card h6 {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--text-main);
      line-height: 1.45;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }
    .blog-card .bc-date { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--text-muted); }
    .blog-card .bc-link {
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--navy);
      text-decoration: underline;
      text-underline-offset: 3px;
    }
    .blog-card .bc-link:hover { color: var(--navy-dark); }

    /* ── FOOTER ── */
    .site-footer {
      background: var(--navy-dark);
      color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
      text-align: center;
      padding: 22px 0;
      font-size: 0.82rem;
    }
    /* .site-footer a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); } */
    
    .hero-title {
        color: #ffffff;
        line-height: 1.25;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
        font-size: 40px;
        padding-top: 0;
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .content-col { padding: 28px 22px; }
      .blog-title { font-size: 1.5rem; }
      .hero-img-wrap { height: 240px; }
    }