:root {
  /* Brand colors */
  --color-primary-start: #4296CD;
  --color-primary-end:   #A7DDFF;

  --color-secondary-1: #2589C9;
  --color-secondary-2: #063E5F;
  --color-secondary-3: #1E2C3B;
  --color-secondary-4: #E5F6FF;
  --color-secondary-5: #F4FBFF;

  --color-text-heading: #2E3C4E;
  --color-text-body:    #384653;

  --color-background:       #FFFFFF;
  --color-background-soft:  #F4FBFF;
  --color-background-soft-2:#E5F6FF;

  --color-link:       #359DDF;
  --color-link-hover: #2589C9;

  /* Typography */
  --font-heading: "Barlow", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --font-body:    "Montserrat", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;

  --heading-line-height: 1.25;
  --body-line-height:    1.6;

  /* Button radius & spacing */
  --radius-button: 999px;
  --radius-card:   16px;

  --spacing-xs: 4px;
  --spacing-sm: 8px;
  --spacing-md: 16px;
  --spacing-lg: 24px;
  --spacing-xl: 32px;
}

body {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  color: var(--color-text-body);
  background-color: var(--color-background);
  line-height: var(--body-line-height);
}

/* Headings */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  color: var(--color-text-heading);
  line-height: var(--heading-line-height);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  margin-top: var(--spacing-lg);
  margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
}

h1 { font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 700; }
h2 { font-size: 2rem;   font-weight: 700; }
h3 { font-size: 1.6rem; font-weight: 700; }

/* Paragraphs */
p {
  margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
}

/* Links */
a {
  color: var(--color-link);
  text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover,
a:focus {
  color: var(--color-link-hover);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Generic button reset */
button,
input[type="submit"],
input[type="button"],
input[type="reset"],
a.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.75rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-button);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1rem;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease,
              border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.05s ease;
}

/* Primary CTA */
.button--primary,
button.button--primary,
input[type="submit"].button--primary {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-primary-start) 0%, var(--color-primary-end) 100%);
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 14px rgba(66, 150, 205, 0.35);
}

.button--primary:hover,
.button--primary:focus {
  filter: brightness(0.95);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* Secondary CTA (outlined) */
.button--secondary,
button.button--secondary,
input[type="submit"].button--secondary {
  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--color-link);
  border: 2px solid var(--color-link);
  box-shadow: none;
}

.button--secondary:hover,
.button--secondary:focus {
  background: var(--color-background-soft);
}

/* Accessibility: focus outlines */
button:focus-visible,
a.button:focus-visible,
input[type="submit"]:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--color-link);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.mit2-card {
  background-color: var(--color-background);
  border-radius: var(--radius-card);
  padding: var(--spacing-lg);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
}

/* Hero two-column layout */
.mit2-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--spacing-xl);
  padding: 4rem 0;
}

.mit2-hero__text {
  max-width: 540px;
}

.mit2-hero__title {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 2.8rem;
  color: var(--color-text-heading);
}

.mit2-hero__subtitle {
  margin-top: var(--spacing-md);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.mit2-hero__actions {
  margin-top: var(--spacing-lg);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--spacing-md);
}

/* Accent image container – use image_1.jpg as background */
.mit2-hero__accent {
  border-radius: 999px 0 0 999px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  /* Set in theme or per page: */
  /* background-image: url("/path/to/image_1.jpg"); */
  min-height: 260px;
}