*{
	font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
}
html,body {
	width: 100%;
	overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* Optimize scrolling performance */
body {
	-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
	overscroll-behavior: contain;
}

/* Mobile-specific optimizations for smooth scroll */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
	body {
		-webkit-overflow-scrolling: auto; /* Disable momentum scrolling on mobile to prevent conflicts */
		touch-action: manipulation; /* Optimize touch handling */
	}

	/* Improve performance on mobile devices */
	* {
		-webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
		transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
		will-change: auto; /* Let browser optimize automatically */
	}

	/* Reduce motion for better mobile performance */
	.box, .hero-section h1, .hero-section .btn {
		transition-duration: 0.2s; /* Faster transitions on mobile */
	}
}

/* Performance optimizations */
.hero-section h1,
.hero-section .btn,
.box {
	transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
	backface-visibility: hidden;
}
:root {
  --primaryClr: #0f384f;
  --secondaryClr: #c7ab66;
  --tertiaryClr: #038cad;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --primaryFont: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
  --secondaryFont: "Public Sans", sans-serif;
}
.txt-white{
	color: var(--white);
}
.txt-primary-clr{
	color: var(--primaryClr);
}
.txt-secondary-clr{
	color: var(--secondaryClr);
}
.txt-tertiary-clr{
	color: var(--tertiaryClr);
}
.bg-primary-clr{
	background-color: var(--primaryClr);
}
.bg-secondary-clr{
	background-color: var(--secondaryClr);
}
.bg-tertiary-clr{
	color: var(--tertiaryClr);
}
.fnt-fm-primary{font-family: var( --primaryFont);}
.fnt-fm-secondary{font-family: var(--secondaryFont);}
.fnt-20{
	font-size: 20px;
}
.fnt-22{
    font-size: 22px!important;
}
.fnt-25{
    font-size: 25px;
}
.fnt-30{
	font-size: 30px;
}
hr{
	border-top: 5px solid;
    border-color: var(--tertiaryClr);
    width: 190px!important;
    opacity: 1;
    display: block;
}

h1{
	font-size: 50px;
}
p, li{
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
}
.btn-primary{
	background-color: var(--secondaryClr);
	border-color: var(--secondaryClr);
	border-radius: 0;
    transition: .5s linear;
}
.btn-primary:hover{
	background-color: var(--tertiaryClr);
	border-color: var(--tertiaryClr);
	color: var(--white);
    transition: .5s linear;
}
.btn-outline-primary{
	border:1px solid var(--secondaryClr);
	border-radius: 0;
    transition: .5s linear;
}
.btn-outline-primary:hover{
	background-color: var(--tertiaryClr);
	border-color: var(--tertiaryClr);
	color: var(--white)!important;
    transition: .5s linear;
}
.supdark{
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 400;
    top: -1em;
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
}
.suplight{
    font-size: 10px;
    top: -3.4em;
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
    font-weight: 400;
}
.supheadingthm{
    font-weight: 700;
    top: -1.9em;
}
.suplightpara{
    top: -1.6em;
}
header nav.navbar{
	padding: 12px 0px;
}
header .nav-link{
	margin: 0px 15px;
	font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: normal;
    color: var(--primaryClr);
}
header .nav-link.btn.btn-primary{
    color: var(--white);
}
.overflow-hidden{
    overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-section{
	background-image: url('../images/hero-image.jpg');
	background-size: cover;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center center;
	padding: 185px 0px;
}
.navbar-nav .nav-link.active, .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover{
	color: var(--tertiaryClr);
}

/* Initial hidden state for hero elements */
.hero-section h1,
.hero-section .btn,
.hero-section img {
	opacity: 0;
	transform: translateY(60px);
}
.about-company{
	padding: 121px 0px;
}
.about-company h3{
	font-size: 32px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.about-company h2{
	font-size: 60px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.about-company h2 sup{
    font-size: 10px;
    top: -4em;
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
    font-weight: 400;
}
.about-company p{
	font-size: 22px;
        text-align: justify;
}
.about-traders{
	padding: 90px 0px;
}
.about-traders h2{
	font-size: 41.67px;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: var(--primaryClr);
}
.section-heading p{
	font-size: 25px;
	color: var(--primaryClr);
	max-width: 900px;
}
.box{
	border: 1px solid var(--secondaryClr);
    padding: 35px 30px;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    cursor: pointer;
    overflow: hidden;
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
    box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1), 
                box-shadow 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1),
                border-color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
    will-change: transform, box-shadow;
}

/* Background image layers - always present but hidden */
.box::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
    z-index: 1;
    will-change: opacity;
}

/* Overlay layer */
.box::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    background-color: rgba(15, 56, 79, 0);
    transition: background-color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
    z-index: 2;
    will-change: background-color;
}

.box > * {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
}

/* Individual box background images - preloaded */
/*.box-1::after {
    background-image: url('../images/serviceCardImg1.jpg');
}

.box-2::after {
    background-image: url('../images/austin-distel-jpHw8ndwJ_Q-unsplash-min.jpg');
}

.box-3::after {
    background-image: url('../images/adam-nowakowski-MFms-wkv3Ow-unsplash-min.jpg');
}*/

/* Hover effects with improved transitions */
.box:hover::after {
    opacity: 1;
}

.box:hover::before {
    background-color: rgba(15, 56, 79, 0.85);
}

.box:hover {
    border-color: var(--primaryClr);
    transform: translateY(-8px) scale(1.02);
    box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(15, 56, 79, 0.2);
}

.box:hover h3 {
    color: var(--white);
}

.box:hover p {
    color: var(--white);
}

.box .icon-default {
    opacity: 1;
    position: relative;
    transition: opacity 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
    will-change: opacity;
}

.box .icon-white {
    opacity: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
    will-change: opacity;
}

.box:hover .icon-default {
    opacity: 0;
}

.box:hover .icon-white {
    opacity: 1;
}
.box h3, .box h4{
	font-size: 30px;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: var(--secondaryClr);
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	transition: color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
	will-change: color;
}
.box h4{
    font-size: 29px;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}
.box p{
	font-size: 22px;
	color: var(--primaryClr);
	font-weight: 500;
	font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
	height: 280px;
	transition: color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
	will-change: color;
}
.box-icon{
	position: absolute;
    bottom: 30px;
    right: 30px;
    z-index: 4;
}
.box img{
	width: 85px;
}
.text-left{
    text-align: left!important;
}
.bgf6f7{
   background-color: #f6f6f7; 
}
.csul{padding-left: 21px}
.csul li{
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}
.csul li::marker {
  color: var(--secondaryClr); 
}
.teammem{
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 30px;
    z-index: 9999;
}
.teammem img{
    height: 480px;
    filter: brightness(80%);
}
.teammem-details{
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    left: 0;
    padding: 30px;
    color: #fff;
    /*border-radius: 22px;*/

    background: linear-gradient(0deg, black, transparent);
}
.teammem-details h3{
    font-weight: 600;

}
.teammem-details p{
    font-size: 18px!important;
    line-height: 22px;
}
/* Services Page CSS */
.the-bracket-for-issuers h2 sup, .empowers-issuers h2 sup{
	font-size: 10px;
    top: -28px;
    left: 3px;
}
.the-bracket-for-issuers h2{
	max-width: 540px;
    font-size: 45px;
    margin-top: 40px;
}
.heading3-thm{
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #c7ab66;
    margin: 2rem 0px;
}
.ma-520{
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: auto;
}
.the-bracket-for-issuers p{
	font-size: 24px;
    text-align: justify;
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
}
.empowers-issuers h2 {
    font-size: 41.67px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.empowers-issuers .list-checked {
    padding-left: 0;
}

.empowers-issuers .list-checked li {
    list-style: none;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 30px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    font-size: 20px;
}

.empowers-issuers .list-checked li::before , .about-traders.Services .box li::before{
    content: '✓'; /* Checkmark symbol */
    color: var(--secondaryClr);
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 20px;
}
.about-traders.Services p{
    max-width: 1000px;
}
.about-traders.Services .box-icon{
	top: 30px;
    left: 30px;
}
.about-traders.Services .box p{
	height: auto;
	font-size: 18px;
}
.about-traders.Services .box li{
	font-size: 18px;
    color: var(--primaryClr);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
    transition: color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
    will-change: color;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	list-style: none;
}
.about-traders.Services .box h3{
	padding-top: 90px;
}
.about-traders.Services .box:hover h3{
	color: var(--secondaryClr);
}
.about-traders.Services .box:hover li{
	color: var(--white);
}
.about-traders.Services .box img {
    height: 70px;
	    width: auto;
}
.hero-section.services{
	    padding: 100px 0px;
}
/* Services Page CSS End */
/* Contact page */
/* Custom styles for the Contact Page */

/* Hero Section */
.hero-section.contact-hero {
    background-image: url('../images/hero-image.jpg'); /* Replace with your desired background image */
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    padding: 100px 0; /* Adjust padding as needed */
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}


.hero-section.contact-hero h1 {
    font-size: 3.5rem;
    color: #fff;
}

/* Get in Touch Section */
.get-in-touch {
    padding-top: 80px;
    padding-bottom: 80px;
}

.get-in-touch h2 {
    color: var(--primaryClr); /* Primary dark blue color */
    font-family: 'Public Sans', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
}

.get-in-touch .contact-hr {
    border: 0;
    height: 3px;
    background-color: var(--tertiaryClr); /* Yellow color */
    width: 80px;
    opacity: 1;
    margin-top: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.get-in-touch p {
    color: var(--primaryClr);

    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
    font-size: 25px;
    max-width: 750px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

.contact-form-container {
    background-color: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    border-radius: 10px;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex; /* Using flexbox for layout */
}

.contact-image-col {
    flex: 1; /* Takes up available space */
    min-width: 300px; /* Minimum width for the image column */
}

.contact-form-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.contact-form-col {
    flex: 1; /* Takes up available space */
    padding: 40px;
    background-color: #f8f8f8;
}

.contact-form-col .form-intro-text {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
    color: var(--primaryClr);
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    text-align: left; 
}

.contact-form-col .form-control {
    border-radius: 8px;
    border: 1px solid #dfe2e5;
    font-size: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    background: #eeeeee;
	min-height: 46px;
}

.contact-form-col .form-control::placeholder {
    color: #aaa;
}

.contact-form-col .form-control:focus {
    border-color: var(--secondaryClr); /* Yellow focus border */
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.25rem rgba(248, 180, 0, 0.25);
}

.contact-form-col textarea.form-control {
    resize: vertical;
}

/* Responsive adjustments for smaller screens */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .contact-form-container {
        flex-direction: column; /* Stack image and form vertically on small screens */
    }

    .contact-image-col {
        height: 300px; /* Fixed height for image on small screens */
        min-width: unset;
    }

    .contact-form-col {
        padding: 30px;
    }
    .the-bracket-for-issuers p, .get-in-touch p{
        font-size: 18px;

    }
}
/* Contact page End */

/* About page */
.the-bracket-for-issuers.about{
    padding-block: 100px;
}
.the-bracket-for-issuers.about hr {
    width: 110px !important;
}
.the-bracket-for-issuers.about p{
    color: var(--primaryClr);
}
.empowers-issuers.about .content{
    max-width: 600px;
    padding-top: 46px;
}
.empowers-issuers.about p{
    font-size: 25px;
    text-align: justify;
}
.empowers-issuers.about h4{
 color: var(--secondaryClr);
 font-size: 29.17px;
 margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.w-100{
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100% !important;
}
.about-traders.about hr{
 margin: auto;
 margin-bottom: 60px;
 margin-top: 40px;
}
.about-traders.about .team p{
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    color: var(--primaryClr);
    font-size: 20px;
}
.about-traders.about .team h4{
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: var(--primaryClr);
    font-size: 29px;
}
.about-traders.about .team .team_img{
    padding-bottom: 30px;
}
.about-traders.about .team .team_img img{
    max-width: 100%;
}
.about-traders.about .team{
    text-align: center;
    background-color: #f6f6f7;
    padding: 30px 40px 50px 40px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    max-width: 380px;
    margin: auto;
    height: 100%;
}
.about-traders.about a.btn{
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 330px;
}
.about-traders.about{
    padding-block: 100px ;
}
.empowers-issuers.about{
    padding-block: 130px ;
}
.mt-100{
    margin-top: 100px;
}
/* About page End */
footer sup{
    font-size: 10px;
    top: -1.5em;
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
    font-weight: 400;
}
footer ul{
	list-style: none;
	padding: 0;
}
footer a{
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #fff;
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
    line-height: 26px;
    font-size: 15px;
}
footer a:hover{
	color:var(--tertiaryClr);
}
footer h3{
	font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}
footer address{
    font-family: var(--secondaryFont);
    line-height: 26px;
    font-size: 15px;
}
footer .social-links li{
	display: inline-block;
	margin: 0px 4px;
}
footer .social-links li a{
	background-color: #f5f7f9;
    padding: 1px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    display: inline-block;
    text-align: center;
}
footer .social-links li a svg path{
	fill: #010101;
}
footer .social-links li a:hover svg path{
	fill:var(--tertiaryClr);
}
@media(max-width:1200px){
	.box p{
		height: auto;
	}
	.box-icon{
		position: static;
		margin-top: 50px;
	}
	.about-traders.Services .box-icon{
		margin-top: 0px;
	}
	.about-traders.Services .box h3{
		padding-top: 10px;
	}
}
@media(max-width:768px){
    .hero-section,.hero-section.services{
        padding: 90px 0px;
    }
    h1{
        font-size: 28px;
    }
    h1 .suplight{
        top: -1.8em;
    }
    .about-traders.Services .box li::before{
            left: -28px;
    }
    .fnt-mb{
        font-size: 22px;
    }
}
@media(max-width:576px){
    .section-heading p, .section-heading ul li, .section-heading ul li a {
        font-size: 18px!important;
    }
    .mt-100 {
        margin-top: 50px;
    }
    .contact-form-col {
        padding: 30px 20px;
    }
    .fnt-20 {
        font-size: 18px;
    }
    .about-traders h2 ,.empowers-issuers h2, .the-bracket-for-issuers h2, .get-in-touch h2{
        font-size: 26px;
    }
    .hero-section,.hero-section.services{
        padding: 65px 0px;
    }
    h1, .hero-section.contact-hero h1{
        font-size: 20px;
    }
    h1 .suplight{
        top: -1.6em;
        font-size: 8px;
    }
    header .navbar .container-fluid.px-5{
        padding-right: 1rem !important;
        padding-left: 1rem !important;
    }
    .about-company, .about-traders{
        padding: 80px 0px;
    }
    .about-company p{
        font-size: 18px;
    }
    .suplightpara{
        font-size: 8px;
        top: -1.2em;
    }
    .about-company h2{
        font-size: 40px;
    }
    .about-company h2 sup{
        top: -3em;
    }
    .actionbtns{
        text-align: center;
    }
    .actionbtns a:first-child{
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 50px;
    }
    .teammem{
        width: 100%;
    }
    .teammem img{
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
    }
    .about-traders.about .team h4{
        font-size: 25px;
    }
    .box {
        padding: 35px 20px;
    }
    .about-traders.about .team p{
        font-size: 18px;
    }
	.about-traders.Services .box h3 {
        font-size: 22px;
    }
    .about-traders.Services .box h4{
        font-size: 21px;
    }
    .about-traders.about .team{
        padding: 30px 20px 30px 20px;
    }
    .empowers-issuers.about p {
        font-size: 20px;
    }
    .empowers-issuers .list-checked li {
        font-size: 18px;
    }
    footer address{
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }

}