.vfs-gradient {
  font-weight: bold;
  background: linear-gradient(45deg, #007bff, #ff7f00);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}

.vfs-loader {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 9999;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.loader-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); /* semi-transparent background */
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}

.loader-circle {
  z-index: 10000;
  width: 3rem;
  height: 3rem;
  border: 5px solid #f3f3f3;
  border-top: 5px solid #007bff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  animation: spin 1s linear infinite;
  background: transparent;
}

@keyframes spin {
  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

.whatsapp-float {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 20px;
    left: 20px;
    z-index: 9999;
    background-color: transparent;
    border-radius: 50%;
    padding: 4px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}
.whatsapp-float:hover {
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

label.required::after {
  content: " *";
  color: red;
  margin-left: 2px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

/* For dropdown submenu */
.dropdown-submenu {
    position: relative !important;
}

.dropdown-submenu .submenu {
    display: none !important;
    padding-left: 1rem !important;
}

.dropdown-submenu.open .submenu {
    display: block !important;
}

/* Desktop hover support */
@media (min-width: 992px) {
    .dropdown-submenu:hover .submenu {
        display: block !important;
    }

    /* Prevent double display when both hover and .open are active */
    .dropdown-submenu.open .submenu {
        display: block !important;
    }
}

.brand-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 5rem); /* Responsive font size */
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-shadow: 2px 2px 6px rgba(203, 187, 14, 0);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  margin-top: clamp(-15vh, -25vh + 5vw, -6vh); /* Push text upwards */
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  color: #393185;
}

.parsley-errors-list {
  color: red;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin-top: 0.3rem;
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  position: relative;
}


input.parsley-error,
textarea.parsley-error {
  margin-bottom: 1rem; /* To avoid floating label overlap */
}

.parsley-errors-list::before {
    content: "\f06a"; /* Font Awesome exclamation-circle */
    font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Free";
    font-weight: 900;
    color: red;
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.custom-card {
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.custom-card:hover {
  background-color: #6e88f0;
  color: #f3f3f3;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.3);
}

.navbar {
    position: relative !important;
    z-index: 3 !important;
}

.partner-logo img {
    max-height: 100px;
    object-fit: contain;
    padding: 10px;
}

.text-black{
  color: black !important;
}

body{
  color: black !important;
}

@media (min-width: 1600px) {
    body {
        font-size: 18px;
    }
}

/* Large screens (desktops/laptops) */
@media (min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1599px) {
    body {
        font-size: 17px;
    }
}

/* Medium screens (tablets, small laptops) */
@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px) {
    body {
        font-size: 16px;
    }
}

/* Small screens (phones) */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    body {
        font-size: 15px;
        padding: 0 10px;
    }
}