/* Apex Wise Solutions — blog styles (dark premium, fast) */
:root{
  --bg:#05070D; --bg-2:#070A12; --glass:rgba(255,255,255,.045);
  --line:rgba(255,255,255,.09); --line-2:rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  --text:#EAF1FA; --muted:#9AA6BC; --faint:#5C667D;
  --blue:#00AEEF; --blue-2:#36C5FF; --blue-deep:#0072B5; --glow:rgba(0,174,239,.4);
  --display:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif; --body:'Inter',sans-serif; --mono:'Space Mono',monospace;
  --maxw:760px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--body);background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);line-height:1.8;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
body::before{content:"";position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:-1;pointer-events:none;background:radial-gradient(60% 40% at 85% -5%, rgba(0,174,239,.13), transparent 70%),radial-gradient(45% 35% at 0% 100%, rgba(0,114,181,.10), transparent 70%)}
a{color:var(--blue-2);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:14px}

.nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(7,10,18,.8);backdrop-filter:blur(14px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.nav-in{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;height:66px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.brand{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.08rem;color:var(--text)}
.brand b{color:var(--blue-2)}
.nav a.cta{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--blue-2),var(--blue));color:#021018;font-family:var(--body);font-weight:600;font-size:.85rem;padding:.6em 1.2em;border-radius:10px}
.nav a.cta:hover{text-decoration:none;opacity:.92}

.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
main{padding-block:clamp(40px,7vw,80px)}

.crumb{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);margin-bottom:1.4rem}
.crumb a{color:var(--blue-2)}
.post-eyebrow{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);margin-bottom:1rem;display:block}
h1{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(2rem,4.5vw,3rem);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin-bottom:1rem}
.meta{color:var(--faint);font-size:.9rem;margin-bottom:2.4rem;font-family:var(--mono)}
article h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,2.6vw,1.8rem);letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:2.4rem 0 .9rem;color:#fff}
article h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.2rem;margin:1.8rem 0 .6rem}
article p{color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:1.2rem;font-size:1.04rem}
article ul,article ol{color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 1.4rem 1.3rem;font-size:1.04rem}
article li{margin-bottom:.6rem}
article strong{color:var(--text)}
article blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--blue);padding:.4rem 0 .4rem 1.2rem;margin:1.6rem 0;color:#C9D6E8;font-style:italic}
.lede{font-size:1.18rem;color:#C9D6E8;line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:2rem}

.cta-box{background:var(--glass);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;padding:clamp(1.6rem,3vw,2.2rem);margin:2.6rem 0 1rem;text-align:center;backdrop-filter:blur(8px)}
.cta-box h3{font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.4rem;margin-bottom:.6rem;color:#fff}
.cta-box p{color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:1.4rem}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5em;background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--blue-2),var(--blue));color:#021018;font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;padding:.85em 1.7em;border-radius:11px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px -10px var(--glow)}
.btn:hover{text-decoration:none;transform:translateY(-2px);transition:transform .2s}

.related{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:3rem;padding-top:2rem}
.related h4{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);margin-bottom:1rem}
.related a{display:block;margin-bottom:.7rem;font-size:1rem}

/* blog index cards */
.blog-hero{text-align:center;max-width:680px;margin:0 auto 3rem}
.blog-hero p{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.1rem;margin-top:1rem}
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.4rem;max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto}
.card{background:var(--glass);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;padding:1.8rem;transition:transform .3s,border-color .3s;backdrop-filter:blur(8px)}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-6px);border-color:rgba(0,174,239,.4)}
.card .tag{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);margin-bottom:.9rem;display:block}
.card h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:.6rem}
.card h2 a{color:#fff}
.card h2 a:hover{color:var(--blue-2);text-decoration:none}
.card p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem;margin-bottom:1rem}
.card .read{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--blue-2);font-weight:600}

footer.site{border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--bg-2);padding:2.4rem 0;margin-top:3rem;text-align:center}
footer.site p{color:var(--faint);font-size:.85rem;font-family:var(--mono)}
footer.site a{color:var(--blue-2)}

@media(max-width:700px){.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}}