/* assets/planet-hero.css */
/* Ascend AI NOW: site-wide orbital Earth hero.
   Loaded LAST on every page so it sits above brand-system.css (the daylight layer).
   Selectors are deliberately strong (:root + doubled class) to outrank the daylight rules.
   The planet sits center-right; the overlay stays darkest on the left where the headline lives. */

:root {
  --planet-img: url("../branding/orbital-earth-background.webp");
  --planet-shade: linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(9, 24, 64, .97) 0%, rgba(14, 40, 101, .93) 55%, rgba(36, 71, 184, .80) 100%);
  --planet-text: #FFFFFF;
  --planet-copy: #D6E0FF;
  --planet-accent: #FF8A3D;
}

/* ---------- 1. Background on every hero ---------- */
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero,
:root body .ab-hero.ab-hero,
:root body .page-hero.page-hero,
:root body .t-hero.t-hero,
:root body .calc-header.calc-header,
:root body .hdr.hdr,
:root body section.hero.hero,
:root body #intro.hero.hero {
  background: var(--planet-shade), var(--planet-img) center / cover no-repeat !important;
  background-color: #0E2865 !important;
  color: var(--planet-text) !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}
/* Impact page: re-enable its own animated planet layer instead of stacking a second one */
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero { background: #0E2865 !important; color: var(--planet-text) !important; border-bottom: 0 !important; }
:root body .cc-hero__bg.cc-hero__bg { background: var(--planet-img) 62% 40% / cover no-repeat !important; }
:root body .cc-hero__shade.cc-hero__shade { background: var(--planet-shade) !important; }
:root body .cc-hero__stars.cc-hero__stars span { background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 0 8px 2px rgba(120, 180, 255, .8); }

/* Phone: center the planet behind the copy and darken evenly */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  :root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero, :root body .ab-hero.ab-hero, :root body .page-hero.page-hero,
  :root body .t-hero.t-hero, :root body .calc-header.calc-header, :root body .hdr.hdr,
  :root body section.hero.hero, :root body #intro.hero.hero {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(9, 24, 64, .95) 0%, rgba(14, 40, 101, .92) 60%, rgba(36, 71, 184, .85) 100%), var(--planet-img) 60% 30% / cover no-repeat !important;
  }
  :root body .cc-hero__shade.cc-hero__shade { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(9, 24, 64, .95), rgba(36, 71, 184, .85)) !important; }
}

/* ---------- 2. Headline copy turns light (cards inside heroes keep their own colors) ---------- */
/* Home */
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-eyebrow { color: var(--planet-copy) !important; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08) !important; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .22) !important; }
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-title,
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-title .t-blue { color: var(--planet-text) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor !important; background: none !important; }
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-title .t-orange,
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-title sup { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor !important; background: none !important; }
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-sub,
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-sub strong,
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .dlac-flag,
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-tagline,
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-tagline span,
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-principles,
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .cmd-principles * { color: var(--planet-copy) !important; }
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .dlac-flag a { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; }

/* About */
:root body .ab-hero.ab-hero .bs-label,
:root body .ab-hero.ab-hero h1,
:root body .ab-hero.ab-hero .ab-emblem-cap { color: var(--planet-text) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor !important; }
:root body .ab-hero.ab-hero h1 em { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor !important; background: none !important; }
:root body .ab-hero.ab-hero .bs-lead { color: var(--planet-copy) !important; }

/* Framework, Research, Assessments (page-hero) and Trust (t-hero) */
:root body .page-hero.page-hero .eyebrow:not(.hero-card *),
:root body .t-hero.t-hero .eyebrow,
:root body .t-hero.t-hero .eyebrow b { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; }
:root body .page-hero.page-hero h1:not(.hero-card *),
:root body .t-hero.t-hero h1 { color: var(--planet-text) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor !important; }
:root body .page-hero.page-hero h1 span:not(.hero-card *),
:root body .t-hero.t-hero h1 span { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor !important; background: none !important; }
:root body .page-hero.page-hero p:not(.hero-card *),
:root body .page-hero.page-hero .lead:not(.hero-card *),
:root body .page-hero.page-hero .facts:not(.hero-card *),
:root body .page-hero.page-hero .facts *:not(.hero-card *),
:root body .page-hero.page-hero label.q,
:root body .page-hero.page-hero .sequence span,
:root body .t-hero.t-hero p,
:root body .t-hero.t-hero .lead,
:root body .t-hero.t-hero .meta { color: var(--planet-copy) !important; }
:root body .page-hero.page-hero .sequence b { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; }
:root body .page-hero.page-hero .facts b:not(.hero-card *),
:root body .page-hero.page-hero .facts strong:not(.hero-card *) { color: var(--planet-text) !important; }

/* Impact (cc-hero) */
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-title__thin,
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-promise,
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-verbs { color: var(--planet-text) !important; }
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero p:not(figcaption *),
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-eyebrow { color: var(--planet-copy) !important; }
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-eyebrow b { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; }
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-title__bold { background: none !important; color: var(--planet-accent) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--planet-accent) !important; filter: none !important; }

/* ROI calculator and Readiness Assessment headers */
:root body .calc-header.calc-header h1,
:root body .hdr.hdr h1 { color: var(--planet-text) !important; }
:root body .calc-header.calc-header h1 em { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor !important; background: none !important; }
:root body .calc-header.calc-header p { color: var(--planet-copy) !important; }
:root body .calc-header.calc-header .calc-eyebrow,
:root body .calc-header.calc-header a { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; }

/* Assessments page hero carries an id, so it needs id-level strength */
:root body #intro.hero.hero h1 { color: var(--planet-text) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor !important; }
:root body #intro.hero.hero h1 span { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; }
:root body #intro.hero.hero .eyebrow { color: var(--planet-accent) !important; }
:root body #intro.hero.hero p:not(.hero-card *),
:root body #intro.hero.hero .facts *:not(.hero-card *),
:root body #intro.hero.hero label.q { color: var(--planet-copy) !important; }
:root body #intro.hero.hero .facts b:not(.hero-card *),
:root body #intro.hero.hero .facts strong:not(.hero-card *) { color: var(--planet-text) !important; }

/* Impact: keep the verb list readable where it overlaps the portrait */
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-verbs,
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-verbs li { color: #FFFFFF !important; text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(5, 12, 36, .9), 0 0 12px rgba(5, 12, 36, .8); }

/* Secondary buttons inside the hero: solid white with royal border, brand palette only */
:root body .cmd-hero.cmd-hero .bs-btn--ghost { background: #FFFFFF !important; color: #0E2865 !important; border-color: #FFFFFF !important; }

/* Impact: portrait blended into the scene on the right (transparent cutout, bottom fade only),
   logo top right, brand verbs as one row along the bottom. The photo itself is never altered. */
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__inner { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 0.9fr); align-items: end; padding-bottom: 0; }
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__portrait {
  width: min(100%, 520px); margin: 0 14% 0 0; justify-self: end; align-self: end; position: relative;
}
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__portrait::before {
  display: block; left: 10%; right: 10%; top: 18%; bottom: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(65, 105, 225, .45), rgba(65, 105, 225, 0) 75%);
}
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__portrait img {
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 18%, #000 82%, transparent 100%), linear-gradient(180deg, #000 58%, transparent 92%);
  -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 18%, #000 82%, transparent 100%), linear-gradient(180deg, #000 58%, transparent 92%);
  mask-composite: intersect;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 28px rgba(65, 105, 225, .35));
  border: 0; border-radius: 0; box-shadow: none; aspect-ratio: auto;
}
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__portrait figcaption {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap;
}
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__brand {
  display: contents;
}
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__brand img {
  position: absolute; top: clamp(16px, 3vh, 32px); right: clamp(20px, 3vw, 48px); width: clamp(150px, 15vw, 230px); max-width: none;
}
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-verbs {
  display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 0;
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: clamp(16px, 3vh, 28px);
  font-size: .95rem; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-verbs li::before { content: none; }
:root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-verbs li + li::before { content: "|"; color: #FF6600; margin: 0 1.4em; letter-spacing: 0; }
@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  :root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__brand img { display: none; }
  :root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-verbs { font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .2em; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  :root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__inner { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  :root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__brand { display: flex; position: static; order: -1; }
  :root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__brand img { display: block; position: static; width: 190px; }
  :root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-verbs { display: none; }
  :root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__portrait { width: min(88%, 380px); margin: 8px auto 0; justify-self: center; }
}
/* Keep the logo clear of the portrait on laptop-width screens */
@media (min-width: 1181px) and (max-width: 1520px) {
  :root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__brand img { width: 150px; top: 14px; right: 18px; }
  :root body .cc-hero.cc-hero .cc-hero__portrait { width: min(100%, 480px); margin-right: 16%; }
}

/* assets/site-polish.css */
/* Ascend AI NOW: site-wide polish. Loaded last on every page.
   1. Every boxed card gets consistent inner spacing so text never touches its border.
   2. Every button and button-style link is pill-shaped (fully rounded), matching the primary CTAs. */

/* ---------- 1. Card spacing ---------- */
:root body .metric.metric { padding: 18px 20px !important; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
:root body .metric.metric b { line-height: 1 !important; }
:root body .framework-item.framework-item { padding: 22px 24px !important; }
:root body .policy-grid.policy-grid > article {
  padding: 22px 24px !important; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #D5DFF5; border-radius: 18px;
}
:root body .article.article blockquote { padding: 6px 20px 6px 24px !important; }
:root body .bs-chip.bs-chip { height: auto; padding: 7px 14px !important; line-height: 1.3 !important; text-align: center; }
:root body .founder-sig.founder-sig { padding: 16px 20px !important; }

/* ---------- 2. Pill-shaped buttons everywhere ---------- */
:root body :is(a, button):is([class*="btn"], .button, .experience-cta, .experience-menu-toggle, .cc-btn),
:root body .next-links.next-links a,
:root body .related.related a,
:root body .measure-cta.measure-cta a,
:root body .fw-tab.fw-tab,
:root body .stage-tab.stage-tab {
  border-radius: 999px !important;
}
/* Framework stage tabs sit edge to edge; give them room so the pill shape reads cleanly */
:root body .stage-tab.stage-tab { margin: 0 4px; }
/* Unstyled related links on Research become proper pill buttons */
:root body .related.related a { padding: 10px 18px !important; }

/* Pull quotes on Research: breathing room on every side, and a size that fits phones */
:root body main blockquote, :root body .article blockquote { padding: 14px 22px 14px 26px !important; overflow-wrap: break-word; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  :root body main blockquote, :root body .article blockquote { font-size: 1.45rem !important; line-height: 1.3 !important; }
}

/* assets/site-experience.css */
:root {
  --experience-navy: #050918;
  --experience-blue: #286cff;
  --experience-orange: #ff762c;
  --experience-cyan: #83caff;
  --experience-ink: #111b31;
  --experience-line: rgba(139, 174, 231, .2);
  --experience-nav-height: 90px;
}

@view-transition {
  navigation: auto;
}

html {
  scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--experience-nav-height) + 16px);
}

body.has-interior-nav {
  padding-top: var(--experience-nav-height);
}

body.has-interior-nav .prog-wrap,
body.has-interior-nav .steps-bar {
  top: var(--experience-nav-height);
}

.experience-nav {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  z-index: 1000;
  display: flex;
  min-height: var(--experience-nav-height);
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: clamp(12px, 2vw, 28px);
  padding: 7px clamp(16px, 4vw, 64px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(151, 182, 240, .16);
  background: rgba(5, 9, 24, .94);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .16);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif;
}

.experience-nav.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(5, 9, 24, .98);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, .24);
}

.experience-brand {
  display: flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  align-items: center;
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.experience-brand img {
  display: block;
  width: 128px;
  height: 76px;
  margin: 0;
  object-fit: contain;
  background: transparent;
}

.experience-brand .experience-logo-transparent {
  background: transparent;
}

.experience-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(10px, 1.45vw, 23px);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.experience-links a {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  align-items: center;
  color: #d5def0;
  font-size: .65rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color .2s ease;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.experience-links a:hover,
.experience-links a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: #fff;
}

.experience-links a:hover::after,
.experience-links a[aria-current="page"]::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.experience-links a::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 6px;
  left: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--experience-orange);
  content: "";
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .2s ease;
}

.experience-links li {
  position: relative;
}

.experience-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 126, 40, .8);
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #ff762c, #df481b);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: .62rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: box-shadow .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.experience-cta:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(255, 118, 44, .22);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.experience-menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  min-width: 48px;
  min-height: 44px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(207, 222, 255, .5);
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  font: 800 .68rem "Nunito Sans", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--experience-cyan);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

[data-reveal] {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

.has-motion [data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity .65s ease, transform .65s ease;
}

.has-motion [data-reveal].is-revealed {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: clamp(56px, 8vw, 104px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 78% 12%, rgba(40, 108, 255, .24), transparent 44%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 95% 100%, rgba(255, 118, 44, .12), transparent 40%),
    linear-gradient(125deg, #050918, #0b1b3b 68%, #071026);
  color: #fff;
}

.page-hero h1 {
  max-width: 900px;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 7.2vw, 5rem);
  text-wrap: balance;
}

body.has-interior-nav h1,
body.has-interior-nav h2,
body.has-interior-nav h3 {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
}

body.has-interior-nav .hdr,
body.has-interior-nav .calc-header {
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 78% 8%, rgba(40, 108, 255, .24), transparent 44%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 92% 100%, rgba(255, 118, 44, .12), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(125deg, #050918, #0b1b3b 68%, #071026);
}

.page-hero::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  top: -45%;
  right: -8%;
  width: min(64vw, 760px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: 1px solid rgba(131, 202, 255, .18);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 32px rgba(131, 202, 255, .025), 0 0 0 76px rgba(131, 202, 255, .02);
  content: "";
  animation: experience-orbit 36s linear infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.experience-card {
  transition: border-color .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}

.experience-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(40, 108, 255, .48);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(3, 10, 29, .16);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

@keyframes experience-orbit {
  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

@media (max-width: 1260px) {
  .experience-nav {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px 14px;
    padding-right: clamp(16px, 4vw, 36px);
    padding-left: clamp(16px, 4vw, 36px);
  }

  .experience-brand {
    margin-right: auto;
  }

  .experience-brand img {
    width: 112px;
    height: 68px;
  }

  .experience-menu-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
    order: 1;
  }

  .experience-cta {
    order: 2;
    margin-left: auto;
  }

  .experience-links {
    display: none;
    order: 3;
    flex: 0 0 100%;
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 4px 0 10px;
  }

  .experience-links.is-open {
    display: flex;
  }

  .experience-links a {
    display: flex;
    min-height: 44px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(151, 182, 240, .14);
  }

  .experience-links a::after {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  :root {
    --experience-nav-height: 76px;
  }

  .experience-nav {
    min-height: var(--experience-nav-height);
    padding-top: 4px;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
  }

  .experience-brand img {
    width: 100px;
    height: 62px;
  }

  .experience-cta {
    max-width: 156px;
    padding: 0 10px;
    font-size: .56rem;
    white-space: normal;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .01ms !important;
  }

  .has-motion [data-reveal] {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}

/* ===== Legibility pass: every text element meets WCAG AA contrast (4.5:1, or 3:1 for large text) ===== */
/* Orange buttons carry navy text: white on orange measures under 3:1 */
.experience-cta,
.experience-cta:hover,
.btn-nl,
.btn-nl:hover,
.button:not(.blue),
.button:not(.blue):hover,
a[style*="background:#ff6a00"],
a[style*="background: #ff6a00"],
.btn.btn-primary,
.btn.btn-primary:hover { color: #0E2865 !important; }
.experience-cta { background: #FF6600 !important; }
body.has-interior-nav .next-links a:nth-child(2) { background: #1f4fd6 !important; }
body.has-interior-nav .next-links a:nth-child(3) { color: #0E2865 !important; }

/* Homepage labels and tags: bright royal blue on navy reads too dark, so use a light electric blue */
body.digital-headquarters .sec-label,
body.digital-headquarters .eyebrow-text,
body.digital-headquarters .initiative-kicker,
body.digital-headquarters .bq-label,
body.digital-headquarters #tools > div > div:first-child > div:first-child { color: #8fd0ff !important; }
body.digital-headquarters .stag { color: #c9dcff !important; border-color: rgba(143, 208, 255, 0.4) !important; background: rgba(65, 105, 225, 0.18) !important; }
body.digital-headquarters .big-quote strong,
body.digital-headquarters .bq-attr strong,
body.digital-headquarters .bq-cite strong { color: #ffffff !important; }
body.digital-headquarters .research-caveat { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78) !important; }
body.digital-headquarters #tools span[style*="color:#e85e00"] { color: #a84300 !important; }
body.digital-headquarters #tools span[style*="color:#1a4fff"] { color: #1a3fcc !important; }

/* ROI calculator: muted gray labels darkened for light panels */
.step-label, .panel-sub, .panel label, .field label, label .muted { color: #44507a !important; }

/* assets/consent.css */
/* Ascend AI NOW: consent banner. All three choices share one button style so declining is as easy as accepting. */
.ac-banner {
  position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 9999;
  display: none;
  background: rgba(5, 12, 36, 0.97);
  border-top: 2px solid #4169e1;
  box-shadow: 0 -10px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
  color: #dce4fa;
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Nunito Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}
.ac-banner.is-open { display: block; animation: acUp 0.4s ease; }
.ac-inner { max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 18px 24px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px 28px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.ac-copy { flex: 1 1 460px; min-width: 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; }
.ac-copy p { margin: 0; }
.ac-title { font-weight: 700; font-size: 16px; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 4px !important; }
.ac-copy a { color: #7cc4ff; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.ac-copy a:hover { color: #ffb27a; }
.ac-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.ac-btn {
  min-height: 46px; padding: 0 20px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 2px solid #4169e1;
  background: #0e2865;
  color: #fff;
  font: 700 14px "Montserrat", system-ui, sans-serif;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.ac-btn:hover { background: #16347a; border-color: #ff6600; }
.ac-btn:focus-visible, .ac-fab:focus-visible, .ac-opt input:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #fff; outline-offset: 2px; }
.ac-panel { max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 4px 24px 20px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 24px; align-items: center; border-top: 1px solid rgba(124, 196, 255, 0.2); }
.ac-panel[hidden] { display: none; }
.ac-opt { flex: 1 1 240px; display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.45; padding-top: 14px; }
.ac-opt input { width: 20px; height: 20px; margin-top: 2px; flex: none; accent-color: #ff6600; }
.ac-opt b { display: block; color: #fff; font-size: 14px; }
.ac-save { margin-top: 14px; }
.ac-fab {
  position: fixed; right: 16px; bottom: 16px; z-index: 9998;
  min-height: 40px; padding: 0 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(124, 196, 255, 0.5);
  background: rgba(5, 12, 36, 0.85);
  color: #dce4fa;
  font: 600 12px "Montserrat", system-ui, sans-serif;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.ac-fab:hover { border-color: #ff6600; color: #fff; }
.ac-fab[hidden] { display: none; }
@keyframes acUp { from { transform: translateY(100%); } to { transform: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .ac-banner.is-open { animation: none; } }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ac-actions { width: 100%; }
  .ac-btn { flex: 1 1 100%; }
}

/* assets/site-unify.css */
/* Ascend AI NOW: site-wide consistency layer. Loaded last on every page.
   One navigation, one footer, one button system, one accent color, one dark-band style.
   Palette: royal blue #4169E1, navy #0E2865, orange #FF6600, white. */

:root {
  --u-navy: #0E2865; --u-deep: #091840; --u-royal: #4169E1; --u-royal-deep: #2447B8;
  --u-orange: #FF6600; --u-orange-2: #FF8A3D; --u-line: #D5DFF5; --u-muted: #4A577D;
  --u-head: "Montserrat", "Nunito Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --experience-nav-height: 84px;
}

/* =========================================================
   1. Navigation: the same light bar on every page
   ========================================================= */
body.has-interior-nav { padding-top: var(--experience-nav-height) !important; }
:root body .experience-nav.experience-nav {
  position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto; z-index: 1000;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: clamp(12px, 2vw, 28px);
  min-height: var(--experience-nav-height); padding: 6px clamp(16px, 4vw, 64px);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .9) !important; backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--u-line) !important; box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(14, 40, 101, .08) !important;
}
:root body .experience-nav.is-scrolled { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .97) !important; }
:root body .experience-nav .experience-brand img { width: 132px; height: 76px; object-fit: contain; filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba(14, 40, 101, .18)); }
@media (min-width: 1261px) {
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(10px, 1.45vw, 23px); margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 1260px) {
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-links { display: none; list-style: none; margin: 0; }
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-links.is-open { display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 100%; order: 3; padding: 4px 0 10px; }
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-menu-toggle { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; }
}
:root body .experience-nav .experience-links a {
  color: var(--u-navy) !important; font: 700 .84rem/1 var(--u-head) !important; letter-spacing: .02em !important; text-transform: none !important;
}
:root body .experience-nav .experience-links a:hover,
:root body .experience-nav .experience-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--u-royal-deep) !important; }
:root body .experience-nav .experience-cta {
  background: var(--u-orange) !important; border: 0 !important; border-radius: 999px !important; color: var(--u-navy) !important;
  font: 800 .84rem/1 var(--u-head) !important; letter-spacing: .01em !important; text-transform: none !important;
  padding: 0 20px !important; min-height: 44px; box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(255, 102, 0, .28);
}
:root body .experience-nav .experience-menu-toggle {
  color: var(--u-navy) !important; border: 1px solid var(--u-line) !important; border-radius: 999px !important;
  font: 800 .72rem/1 var(--u-head) !important; padding: 0 14px; background: #fff !important;
}
@media (max-width: 1260px) {
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-links a { border-top: 1px solid var(--u-line) !important; padding: 0 4px; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-cta { display: none !important; }
  :root body .experience-nav.experience-nav { flex-wrap: nowrap; }
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-links.is-open { position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; background: #fff; padding: 6px 16px 12px; box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(14, 40, 101, .15); }
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-brand img { width: 104px; height: 62px; }
}

/* Institute section links sit in a slim bar under the main navigation */
:root body .sub-nav {
  position: sticky; top: var(--experience-nav-height); z-index: 900;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 10px clamp(16px, 4vw, 64px); background: var(--u-navy); color: #fff;
}
:root body .sub-nav__title { font: 800 .8rem/1 var(--u-head); letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--u-orange-2); }
:root body .sub-nav div { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px 20px; }
:root body .sub-nav a { color: #FFFFFF !important; font: 700 .86rem/1 var(--u-head); text-decoration: none; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; }
:root body .sub-nav a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--u-orange); }

/* =========================================================
   2. Footer: the same footer on every page
   ========================================================= */
:root body .site-footer.site-footer { background: var(--u-navy) !important; color: #DCE4FA; padding: 56px 0 72px; margin: 0; }
:root body .site-footer .bs-wrap {
  width: min(1200px, calc(100% - 48px)); margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px;
}
:root body .site-footer img { width: 150px; height: auto; display: block; background: transparent !important; }
:root body .site-footer h4 { margin: 0 0 12px; font: 800 .9rem/1 var(--u-head) !important; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #FFFFFF !important; }
:root body .site-footer a, :root body .site-footer button {
  display: block; margin: 0 0 10px; padding: 0; border: 0; background: none; color: #DCE4FA !important;
  font: 600 .95rem/1.4 "Nunito Sans", system-ui, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; text-align: left;
}
:root body .site-footer a:hover, :root body .site-footer button:hover { color: #FFB27A !important; }
:root body .site-footer p { margin: 10px 0 0; font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1.6; color: #DCE4FA !important; }
:root body .site-footer .legal { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin-top: 12px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(220, 228, 250, .2); font-size: .88rem; color: #C9D6FF !important; }
@media (max-width: 1020px) { :root body .site-footer .bs-wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 620px) { :root body .site-footer .bs-wrap { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } }

/* =========================================================
   3. One accent color: headline highlights are solid orange
   ========================================================= */
:root body :is(h1, h2, h3) :is(em, .accent, .hl) {
  font-style: normal; background: none !important; color: var(--u-orange) !important; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor !important;
}
:root body .cmd-hero .cmd-title .t-blue { color: #FFFFFF !important; }

/* =========================================================
   4. One button system
      Primary: orange pill, navy text. Secondary: outlined pill.
   ========================================================= */
:root body :is(.bs-btn, .btn, .button, .cc-btn) { border-radius: 999px !important; }
/* Solid royal buttons become the secondary outline style */
:root body :is(.bs-btn--royal, .button.blue, .btn-blue, .btn.btn-blue) {
  background: #FFFFFF !important; color: var(--u-navy) !important; border: 2px solid var(--u-royal) !important; box-shadow: none !important;
}
:root body :is(.bs-btn--royal, .button.blue, .btn-blue, .btn.btn-blue):hover { background: #EEF3FF !important; border-color: var(--u-orange) !important; transform: translateY(-2px); }
/* Link rows at the end of pages: uniform outlined pills */
:root body :is(.next-links.next-links, .related.related) a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; padding: 10px 18px !important;
  background: #FFFFFF !important; color: var(--u-navy) !important; border: 2px solid var(--u-royal) !important;
  border-radius: 999px !important; font: 700 .88rem/1.2 var(--u-head) !important; text-decoration: none; box-shadow: none !important;
}
:root body :is(.next-links.next-links, .related.related) a:hover { border-color: var(--u-orange) !important; color: var(--u-navy) !important; transform: translateY(-2px); }

/* =========================================================
   5. One dark band style (planet backdrop) for showcase and closing sections
   ========================================================= */
:root body :is(.cta-band, .quote-band, .lx-final, .final.bs-sky).bs-band,
:root body .cta-band.cta-band,
:root body .quote-band.quote-band,
:root body .final.final {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; color: #FFFFFF;
  background:
    linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(9, 24, 64, .95) 0%, rgba(14, 40, 101, .86) 55%, rgba(36, 71, 184, .72) 100%),
    url("../branding/orbital-earth-background.webp") center / cover no-repeat !important;
}
:root body :is(.cta-band, .quote-band, .final) .bs-card {
  background: transparent !important; border: 0 !important; box-shadow: none !important; backdrop-filter: none !important;
}
:root body :is(.cta-band, .quote-band, .final) :is(h2, h3, blockquote, blockquote p) { color: #FFFFFF !important; }
:root body :is(.cta-band, .quote-band, .final) :is(p, .bs-lead, .contact, .contact a) { color: #D6E0FF !important; }
:root body :is(.cta-band, .quote-band, .final) :is(.bs-label, .eyebrow, .kicker) { color: var(--u-orange-2) !important; }
:root body :is(.cta-band, .final) .bs-btn--ghost,
:root body .cta-band .button.blue { background: transparent !important; border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .85) !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }
:root body .cta-band .button:not(.blue) { background: var(--u-orange) !important; color: var(--u-navy) !important; border: 0 !important; }

/* Footer legal line ignores any page-level .legal styling */
:root body .site-footer p.legal { background: transparent !important; text-align: left !important; padding: 20px 0 0 !important; margin: 12px 0 0 !important; max-width: none !important; }
:root body .page-note { margin: 0; padding: 18px 24px; text-align: center; font-size: .9rem; color: var(--u-muted); background: #F4F7FF; }
:root body :is(.quote-band, .cta-band, .final).bs-section .bs-label,
:root body .cta-band.cta-band .eyebrow { color: #FF8A3D !important; }
:root body :is(.quote-band, .cta-band, .final).bs-section .bs-label::before { background: #FF6600 !important; }

/* Accessibility: skip link and larger tap targets (added 2026-10-24) */
.skip-link{position:absolute;left:12px;top:-60px;z-index:10000;padding:10px 18px;border-radius:999px;background:#ff6a00;color:#0b1f4d;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.25);transition:top .15s}
.skip-link:focus{top:12px;outline:3px solid #fff;outline-offset:2px}
#main:focus{outline:none}
/* Mobile: stop sideways page scroll from oversized hero backgrounds */
html,body{overflow-x:clip}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .site-footer a,.footer a{display:inline-block;padding:6px 0;min-height:32px}
  .model-link,a[href^="mailto:"]{display:inline-block;padding:8px 2px}
}

/* Signature 3D pop-out portraits (added 2026-10-24).
   Each image is a real photo on a royal blue disc with the orange orbit arc; the head rises above the disc.
   .pop-portal: any square circular frame. The image is sized so its disc fills the frame exactly. */
.pop-portal{overflow:visible!important;background:none!important;border:0!important;box-shadow:none!important;border-radius:0!important}
.pop-portal>img.popout{position:absolute!important;left:-16.667%!important;top:-46.667%!important;width:133.333%!important;height:auto!important;max-width:none!important;transform:none!important;-webkit-mask-image:none!important;mask-image:none!important;border:0!important;border-radius:0!important;object-fit:contain!important;filter:drop-shadow(0 10px 18px rgba(14,40,101,.25));transition:transform .35s ease}
.pop-portal:hover>img.popout{transform:translateY(-4px) scale(1.03)!important}
img.popout-solo{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;-webkit-mask-image:none!important;mask-image:none!important;border-radius:0!important;object-fit:contain!important;background:none!important;filter:drop-shadow(0 14px 26px rgba(14,40,101,.22))!important}
.popout-figure{background:none!important;box-shadow:none!important;overflow:visible!important;border-radius:0!important}
.founder-portal{position:relative;display:block;width:180px;height:180px;margin:40px auto 0}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.pop-portal>img.popout{transition:none}}

/* Footer column headings: h3 for correct heading order, styled like the original h4 */
:root body .site-footer h3.footer-h{margin:0 0 12px!important;font:800 .9rem/1 Montserrat,system-ui,sans-serif!important;letter-spacing:.14em!important;text-transform:uppercase!important;color:#FFFFFF!important}

/* ===== Grouped navigation (added 2026-10-24) ===== */
:root body .experience-nav .nav-group{position:relative;list-style:none}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-group__btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;min-height:44px;padding:0 6px;border:0;background:none;cursor:pointer;color:var(--u-navy,#0E2865);font:700 .9rem/1 Montserrat,system-ui,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.02em;border-radius:999px;transition:color .2s}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-group__btn:hover,:root body .experience-nav .nav-group.is-open>.nav-group__btn,:root body .experience-nav .nav-group.is-current>.nav-group__btn{color:#1F4FD8}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-group.is-current>.nav-group__btn{box-shadow:inset 0 -2px 0 #FF6600;border-radius:0}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-group__btn:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #FF8A3D;outline-offset:2px}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-caret{width:7px;height:7px;border-right:2px solid currentColor;border-bottom:2px solid currentColor;transform:translateY(-2px) rotate(45deg);transition:transform .25s}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-group.is-open .nav-caret{transform:translateY(1px) rotate(-135deg)}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel a{display:flex!important;flex-direction:column;gap:4px;padding:12px 14px 12px 18px!important;border:0!important;border-radius:14px;text-decoration:none;position:relative;transition:background .2s}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel a::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:6px;top:14px;bottom:14px;width:3px;border-radius:3px;background:#FF6600;opacity:0;transition:opacity .2s}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel a:hover,:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel a:focus-visible{background:#EEF3FF}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel a:hover::before,:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel a:focus-visible::before,:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel a[aria-current="page"]::before{opacity:1}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-item__name{font:800 .9rem/1.2 Montserrat,system-ui,sans-serif;color:#0E2865}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-item__desc{font:600 .78rem/1.35 "Nunito Sans",system-ui,sans-serif;color:#56627F;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0}
@media (min-width:981px){
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-links.nav-groups{display:flex!important;flex-direction:row!important;align-items:center;gap:clamp(6px,1.2vw,18px)!important;position:static!important;background:none!important;box-shadow:none!important;padding:0!important;margin:0!important;flex:0 1 auto!important;order:0!important}
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-menu-toggle{display:none!important}
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-panel{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + 12px);left:50%;width:330px;padding:10px;border-radius:20px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.98);border:1px solid #DCE5FB;box-shadow:0 22px 50px rgba(14,40,101,.18),0 0 0 1px rgba(65,105,225,.05);opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transform:translate(-50%,8px);transition:opacity .2s,transform .2s,visibility 0s .2s;z-index:1001}
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-panel::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:24px;right:24px;top:0;height:3px;border-radius:0 0 3px 3px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#4169E1,#FF6600)}
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-panel::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:-14px;height:14px}
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-group.is-open .nav-panel{opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:translate(-50%,0);transition:opacity .2s,transform .2s}
}
@media (min-width:981px) and (hover:hover){
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-group:hover .nav-panel{opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:translate(-50%,0);transition:opacity .2s,transform .2s}
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-group:hover .nav-caret{transform:translateY(1px) rotate(-135deg)}
}
@media (max-width:980px){
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-links.nav-groups{display:none}
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-links.nav-groups.is-open{display:flex!important;flex-direction:column;flex:0 0 100%;order:3;max-height:calc(100vh - var(--experience-nav-height,88px));overflow-y:auto}
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-menu-toggle{display:inline-flex!important;align-items:center;min-height:44px}
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-group{border-top:1px solid #DCE5FB}
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-group__btn{width:100%;justify-content:space-between;padding:0 6px;min-height:52px;font-size:1rem}
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-group.is-current>.nav-group__btn{box-shadow:none}
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-panel{display:none;padding:0 0 10px}
  :root body .experience-nav .nav-group.is-open .nav-panel{display:block}
}
@media (max-width:640px){
  :root body .experience-nav .experience-links.nav-groups.is-open{position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;background:#fff;padding:6px 16px 12px;box-shadow:0 14px 30px rgba(14,40,101,.15)}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel,:root body .experience-nav .nav-caret{transition:none!important}}

:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel a{align-items:flex-start!important;text-align:left!important}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel .nav-item__name,:root body .experience-nav .nav-panel .nav-item__desc{text-align:left!important}
:root body .experience-nav .nav-group.is-current>.nav-group__btn{box-shadow:none!important;position:relative}
@media (min-width:981px){:root body .experience-nav .nav-group.is-current>.nav-group__btn::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:6px;right:6px;bottom:6px;height:2px;border-radius:2px;background:#FF6600}}

/* Button contrast fix (2026-10-24): blue buttons stay solid and readable; hover keeps text dark on the pale state */
:root body .policy-band .button.blue{background:#1F4FD8!important;border:2px solid #1F4FD8!important;color:#FFFFFF!important}
:root body .policy-band .button.blue:hover,:root body .policy-band .button.blue:focus-visible{background:#0E2865!important;border-color:#FF6600!important;color:#FFFFFF!important}
:root body :is(.bs-btn--royal,.button.blue,.btn-blue,.btn.btn-blue):hover{color:#0E2865!important}
:root body .policy-band .button.blue:hover{color:#FFFFFF!important}

.tools-grid>.tool--wide{grid-column:1/-1}
@media (min-width:981px){.tools-grid>.tool--wide{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.6fr auto;gap:8px 32px;align-items:center}.tools-grid>.tool--wide h3,.tools-grid>.tool--wide p{margin:0}.tools-grid>.tool--wide .bs-btn{white-space:nowrap}}