/* ConsultBlu: consultblu.com
   Plain CSS, no build step. Palette: deep navy + bright "edge" blue. */
:root{
  --navy-900:#071b38;
  --navy-800:#0b2a55;
  --navy-700:#0b3a7a;
  --blue-600:#1d6fe0;
  --blue-500:#2f86ff;
  --blue-300:#7cc4ff;
  --blue-100:#e6f1ff;
  --blue-50:#f3f8ff;
  --ink:#13233a;
  --muted:#51627a;
  --line:#dbe5f2;
  --white:#fff;
  --radius:14px;
  --shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(11,42,85,.08);
  --max:1160px;
  --font:"Inter",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--font);color:var(--ink);background:var(--white);line-height:1.6;font-size:17px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img,svg{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:var(--blue-600);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
h1,h2,h3,h4{line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 .6em;color:var(--navy-900);letter-spacing:-.01em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,4.4vw,3.3rem);font-weight:800}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3vw,2.3rem);font-weight:800}
h3{font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:700}
p{margin:0 0 1em}
ul{padding-left:1.2em}
.container{width:min(100% - 40px,var(--max));margin-inline:auto}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--navy-900);color:#fff;padding:.6em 1em;z-index:100}
.skip:focus{left:10px;top:10px}

/* Header */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(255,255,255,.94);backdrop-filter:saturate(180%) blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:72px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;color:var(--navy-900);font-weight:800;font-size:1.2rem}
.brand:hover{text-decoration:none}
.brand img{width:36px;height:36px}
.brand small{display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:.72rem;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:-2px}
.nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.6rem;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.nav-links a{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;font-size:.97rem}
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--blue-600)}
.nav-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:.5rem .65rem;cursor:pointer}
.nav-toggle span{display:block;width:22px;height:2px;background:var(--navy-900);margin:4px 0;border-radius:2px}

/* Buttons */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:.5em;padding:.8em 1.35em;border-radius:10px;font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;border:2px solid transparent;cursor:pointer;transition:transform .12s ease,background .12s ease}
.btn:hover{text-decoration:none;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-primary{background:var(--blue-600);color:#fff}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--navy-700)}
.btn-ghost{border-color:currentColor;color:var(--blue-600);background:transparent}
.btn-light{background:#fff;color:var(--navy-800)}
.btn-outline-light{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);color:#fff}
.nav-links .btn{color:#fff;padding:.6em 1.1em}

/* Hero */
.hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:radial-gradient(1100px 500px at 85% -10%,rgba(47,134,255,.45),transparent 60%),linear-gradient(160deg,var(--navy-900),var(--navy-700));color:#dfeaff;padding:96px 0 104px}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-120px;bottom:-160px;width:520px;height:520px;border:2px solid rgba(124,196,255,.25);border-radius:50%}
.hero h1{color:#fff;max-width:17ch}
.hero .lead{font-size:1.2rem;max-width:58ch;color:#cfe0ff}
.eyebrow{display:inline-block;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue-300);margin-bottom:1rem}
.hero .actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.8rem;margin-top:1.8rem}
.hero-points{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.6rem 1.6rem;margin-top:2.2rem;padding:0;list-style:none;font-size:.95rem;color:#bcd3f7}
.hero-points li::before{content:"✓";color:var(--blue-300);font-weight:800;margin-right:.45em}
.page-hero{background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--navy-900),var(--navy-700));color:#cfe0ff;padding:70px 0 64px}
.page-hero h1{color:#fff;margin-bottom:.4em}
.page-hero p{max-width:62ch;font-size:1.12rem;margin:0}

/* Sections */
section{padding:84px 0}
.section-alt{background:var(--blue-50);border-block:1px solid var(--line)}
.section-head{max-width:720px;margin-bottom:2.6rem}
.section-head p{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.08rem}
.center{text-align:center;margin-inline:auto}
.grid{display:grid;gap:1.4rem}
.grid-2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
.grid-3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.grid-4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.6rem;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.card p{color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:0}
.card h3{margin-bottom:.45em}
.icon{width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:12px;background:var(--blue-100);color:var(--blue-600);display:grid;place-items:center;margin-bottom:1rem}
.icon svg{width:24px;height:24px}
.tag{display:inline-block;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue-600);background:var(--blue-100);border-radius:999px;padding:.25em .7em;margin-bottom:.8rem}
.checklist{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.checklist li{position:relative;padding-left:1.7em;margin:.45em 0}
.checklist li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.42em;width:1.05em;height:1.05em;border-radius:50%;background:var(--blue-100) url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 20 20'%3E%3Cpath d='M5 10.5l3 3 7-7' stroke='%231d6fe0' stroke-width='2.4' fill='none' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center/80% no-repeat}

/* Who we help */
.audience .card{border-top:4px solid var(--blue-600)}

/* Split */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:3rem;align-items:center}
.split-about{grid-template-columns:.7fr 1.3fr;align-items:start}
.panel{background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--navy-800),var(--navy-700));color:#d6e5ff;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:2rem;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.panel h3{color:#fff}
.panel .checklist li::before{background-color:rgba(255,255,255,.14);background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 20 20'%3E%3Cpath d='M5 10.5l3 3 7-7' stroke='%237cc4ff' stroke-width='2.4' fill='none' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}

/* Pricing */
.tiers{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1.4rem;align-items:stretch}
.tier{position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:2rem 1.7rem;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.tier.featured{border:2px solid var(--blue-600);box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(29,111,224,.18)}
.tier .badge{position:absolute;top:-13px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);background:var(--blue-600);color:#fff;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:.3em .9em;border-radius:999px}
.tier h3{font-size:1.35rem;margin-bottom:.2em}
.tier .for{color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem;min-height:3em}
.price{margin:1rem 0 1.2rem;color:var(--navy-900)}
.price .from{display:block;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--muted)}
.price .amt{font-size:2.6rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.price .per{color:var(--muted);font-weight:600}
.tier .checklist{flex:1;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
.tier .btn{width:100%}
.fine{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted)}
.table-wrap{overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);background:#fff;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.98rem}
th,td{padding:1rem 1.2rem;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top}
th{background:var(--blue-50);color:var(--navy-900);font-size:.85rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
td.num{white-space:nowrap;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy-900)}
.compare td:not(:first-child),.compare th:not(:first-child){text-align:center}
.yes{color:var(--blue-600);font-weight:800}
.no{color:#a8b5c8}

/* Case studies */
.case{display:grid;grid-template-columns:260px 1fr;gap:2rem;padding:2rem;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.case + .case{margin-top:1.4rem}
.case-meta{border-right:1px solid var(--line);padding-right:1.6rem}
.case-meta .client{font-weight:800;color:var(--navy-900);font-size:1.08rem}
.case-meta dl{margin:.8rem 0 0;font-size:.9rem}
.case-meta dt{font-weight:700;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.08em;margin-top:.7rem}
.case-meta dd{margin:0}
.case h3{font-size:1.3rem}
.case h4{font-size:.85rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--blue-600);margin:1.1rem 0 .3rem}
.case p{color:var(--ink)}
.outcome{background:var(--blue-50);border-left:4px solid var(--blue-600);padding:.8rem 1rem;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;font-weight:600;color:var(--navy-800)}
.proof-strip{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1.2rem}
.proof{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.4rem;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.proof strong{display:block;font-size:1.5rem;color:var(--blue-600);line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:.35rem}
.proof span{color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem}

/* About */
.timeline{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;border-left:3px solid var(--blue-100)}
.timeline li{position:relative;padding:0 0 1.6rem 1.6rem}
.timeline li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:-9px;top:.35em;width:15px;height:15px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;border:3px solid var(--blue-600)}
.timeline .when{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--blue-600);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
.timeline .what{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy-900)}
.timeline p{color:var(--muted);margin:.2rem 0 0}
.headshot{display:block;width:100%;max-width:420px;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:var(--radius);border:4px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--line),var(--shadow);background:var(--blue-100)}
@media (max-width:980px){.headshot{max-width:320px;margin-inline:auto}}

/* Contact */
form{display:grid;gap:1rem}
.field{display:grid;gap:.35rem}
.field-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1rem}
label{font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--navy-900)}
input,select,textarea{font:inherit;padding:.75rem .9rem;border:1px solid #c3d2e6;border-radius:10px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);width:100%}
input:focus,select:focus,textarea:focus{outline:3px solid rgba(47,134,255,.25);border-color:var(--blue-500)}
textarea{min-height:150px;resize:vertical}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-5000px}
.contact-list{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.contact-list li{display:flex;gap:.8rem;align-items:flex-start;margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.contact-list .icon{margin:0;flex:none}
.placeholder{background:#fff6d6;border:1px dashed #e0b400;border-radius:6px;padding:0 .35em;font-family:ui-monospace,Menlo,Consolas,monospace;font-size:.92em;color:#6b5300}

/* CTA band */
.cta-band{background:linear-gradient(120deg,var(--blue-600),var(--navy-700));color:#e3eeff;padding:64px 0}
.cta-band .inner{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.5rem}
.cta-band h2{color:#fff;margin-bottom:.25em}
.cta-band p{margin:0;max-width:60ch}
.cta-band .actions{display:flex;gap:.8rem;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* Footer */
.site-footer{background:var(--navy-900);color:#9fb3d1;padding:56px 0 28px;font-size:.95rem}
.site-footer a{color:#cfe0ff}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:2rem}
.site-footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:.85rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em}
.site-footer ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.site-footer li{margin:.4em 0}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);margin-top:2.4rem;padding-top:1.4rem;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1rem;font-size:.85rem}
.site-footer .brand{color:#fff}
.site-footer .brand small{color:#9fb3d1}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width:980px){
  .grid-3,.grid-4,.tiers,.proof-strip{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .tiers{grid-template-columns:1fr;max-width:560px;margin-inline:auto}
  .split,.split-about{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .case{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .case-meta{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:0 0 1rem}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  body{font-size:16px}
  .nav-toggle{display:block}
  .nav-links{position:absolute;top:72px;left:0;right:0;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:.5rem 20px 1rem;display:none}
  .nav-links.open{display:flex}
  .nav-links > li > a{display:block;padding:.75rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .nav-links > li.nav-cta > a{border:0;margin-top:.8rem;text-align:center}
  .grid-2,.grid-3,.grid-4,.proof-strip,.field-row,.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  section{padding:60px 0}
  .hero{padding:70px 0 76px}
}

/* ---------- Accessibility helper ---------- */
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
[id]{scroll-margin-top:92px}
.has-subnav [id]{scroll-margin-top:140px}

/* ---------- Header dropdowns ---------- */
.has-sub{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.1rem}
.sub-toggle{display:inline-grid;place-items:center;width:26px;height:26px;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;border-radius:6px;background:transparent;color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer}
.sub-toggle::before{content:"";width:7px;height:7px;border-right:2px solid currentColor;border-bottom:2px solid currentColor;transform:translateY(-2px) rotate(45deg);transition:transform .15s ease}
.has-sub.open .sub-toggle::before{transform:translateY(2px) rotate(-135deg)}
.sub-toggle:hover,.sub-toggle:focus-visible{background:var(--blue-100);color:var(--blue-600)}
.submenu{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:.45rem;position:absolute;top:100%;left:-.75rem;min-width:260px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(11,42,85,.14);display:none;z-index:60}
.submenu a{display:block;padding:.55rem .75rem;border-radius:8px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;font-size:.94rem;white-space:nowrap}
.submenu a:hover,.submenu a:focus-visible{background:var(--blue-50);color:var(--blue-600);text-decoration:none}
.has-sub.open > .submenu{display:block}
@media (hover:hover) and (min-width:761px){
  .has-sub::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:100%;height:12px}
  .has-sub:hover > .submenu{display:block}
}
.submenu{top:calc(100% + 8px)}

/* ---------- Home: At a glance ---------- */
.glance{padding:0;margin-top:-44px;position:relative;z-index:2}
.glance-title{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue-300);margin:0 0 .6rem}
.glance-grid{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(6,1fr);gap:.75rem}
.glance-grid a{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.15rem;height:100%;padding:.9rem 1rem;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);color:var(--ink);transition:transform .12s ease,border-color .12s ease}
.glance-grid a:hover,.glance-grid a:focus-visible{text-decoration:none;transform:translateY(-2px);border-color:var(--blue-500)}
.g-label{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue-600)}
.g-text{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy-900);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.3}
.glance-grid a.g-cta{background:var(--blue-600);border-color:var(--blue-600)}
.glance-grid a.g-cta .g-label{color:#cfe0ff}
.glance-grid a.g-cta .g-text{color:#fff}
.glance + section{padding-top:72px}

/* ---------- Sticky in-page sub-menu ---------- */
.subnav{position:sticky;top:72px;z-index:40;background:rgba(255,255,255,.96);backdrop-filter:saturate(180%) blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.subnav ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:.65rem 0;display:flex;gap:.5rem;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
.subnav ul::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.subnav a{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding:.4rem .95rem;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;font-size:.9rem}
.subnav a:hover{text-decoration:none;border-color:var(--blue-500);color:var(--blue-600)}
.subnav a.active{background:var(--blue-600);border-color:var(--blue-600);color:#fff}

/* ---------- Contact form status ---------- */
.form-status{padding:.85rem 1rem;border-radius:10px;font-weight:600}
.form-status.ok{background:#e8f7ee;border:1px solid #9ad5b0;color:#14532d}
.form-status.err{background:#fdecec;border:1px solid #f2b0b0;color:#7f1d1d}
.form-status a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline}
[aria-invalid="true"]{border-color:#d33;outline:2px solid rgba(221,51,51,.2)}

@media (max-width:980px){
  .glance-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .nav-links{max-height:calc(100vh - 72px);overflow-y:auto}
  .has-sub{flex-wrap:wrap;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .has-sub > a{flex:1;border-bottom:0 !important}
  .sub-toggle{width:44px;height:44px}
  .submenu{position:static;min-width:0;width:100%;border:0;box-shadow:none;padding:0 0 .5rem .75rem;background:transparent}
  .submenu a{padding:.55rem .5rem;font-weight:500;white-space:normal}
  .glance{margin-top:-36px}
  .glance-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .glance + section{padding-top:56px}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}.btn{transition:none}}
