:root{
    --color-primary:#18181B; --color-primary-deep:#0B0B0D; --color-primary-soft:#26262B; --color-on-primary:#FFFFFF;
    --color-secondary:#3F3F46; --color-accent:#2563EB; --color-accent-soft:#93C5FD; --color-on-accent:#FFFFFF;
    --color-background:#FAFAFA; --color-foreground:#09090B; --color-card:#FFFFFF; --color-muted:#E8ECF0;
    --color-muted-foreground:#475569; --color-border:#E4E4E7;
    --font-heading:'Lexend', sans-serif; --font-body:'Source Sans 3', sans-serif; --ease-soft: cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1);
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box;}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
  body{margin:0; background:var(--color-background); color:var(--color-foreground); font-family:var(--font-body); line-height:1.6;}
  h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--font-heading); font-weight:600; letter-spacing:-0.01em; margin:0 0 .5em;}
  a{color:var(--color-accent); text-decoration:none;}
  .wrap{max-width:1120px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 24px;}
  .accent-word{color:var(--color-accent);}

  .graphite-field{position:relative; background:linear-gradient(150deg, var(--color-primary-deep) 0%, var(--color-primary) 55%, var(--color-primary-soft) 100%); color:var(--color-on-primary); overflow:hidden;}
  .graphite-field::before{content:""; position:absolute; inset:0; background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='120'%3E%3Cpath d='M0 0H120V120' fill='none' stroke='%23FFFFFF' stroke-opacity='0.05' stroke-width='1'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 60H120M60 0V120' fill='none' stroke='%23FFFFFF' stroke-opacity='0.035' stroke-width='1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); background-size:120px 120px; pointer-events:none;}
  .graphite-field::after{content:""; position:absolute; inset:0; background:radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 30% 0%, rgba(37,99,235,0.14), transparent 60%); pointer-events:none;}
  .graphite-field > .wrap{position:relative; z-index:1;}

  header.site-header{background:var(--color-primary); border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08); position:relative; z-index:50;}
  header.site-header .wrap{display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; padding:18px 24px;}
  .logo{font-family:var(--font-heading); font-weight:700; font-size:20px; letter-spacing:-0.02em; color:#fff;}
  .logo span{color:var(--color-accent-soft);}
  nav.main-nav{display:flex; align-items:center;}
  nav.main-nav > ul{display:flex; align-items:center; list-style:none; margin:0; padding:0; gap:4px;}
  nav.main-nav > ul > li{position:relative;}
  nav.main-nav > ul > li > a{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:5px; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.78); text-decoration:none; padding:10px 14px; font-size:14px; font-weight:500; border-radius:6px; transition:color .2s var(--ease-soft), background .2s var(--ease-soft);}
  nav.main-nav > ul > li > a:hover, nav.main-nav > ul > li:focus-within > a{color:#fff; background:rgba(255,255,255,0.06);}
  nav.main-nav .caret{width:9px; height:9px; border-right:1.5px solid currentColor; border-bottom:1.5px solid currentColor; transform:rotate(45deg) translateY(-2px); transition:transform .2s var(--ease-soft);}
  nav.main-nav li:hover .caret, nav.main-nav li:focus-within .caret{transform:rotate(225deg) translateY(1px);}
  .dropdown{position:absolute; top:100%; left:0; margin-top:6px; min-width:260px; background:#fff; border:1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius:10px; box-shadow:0 16px 40px rgba(15,15,17,0.16); padding:10px; opacity:0; visibility:hidden; transform:translateY(6px); transition:opacity .2s var(--ease-soft), transform .2s var(--ease-soft), visibility .2s;}
  nav.main-nav li:hover .dropdown, nav.main-nav li:focus-within .dropdown{opacity:1; visibility:visible; transform:translateY(0);}
  .dropdown.mega{min-width:560px; columns:2; column-gap:6px;}
  .dropdown a{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:9px; padding:8px 10px; border-radius:7px; color:var(--color-foreground); font-size:13.5px; break-inside:avoid; transition:background .15s var(--ease-soft), color .15s var(--ease-soft);}
  .dropdown a:hover{background:var(--color-background); color:var(--color-accent);}
  .dropdown .see-all{margin-top:4px; padding-top:8px; border-top:1px solid var(--color-border); font-weight:600; color:var(--color-accent);}

  .flag-icon{width:20px; height:15px; border-radius:2px; flex:none; display:inline-block; box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);}
  .juris-pill{display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:9px; padding:9px 16px 9px 10px; border:1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius:999px; color:var(--color-foreground); text-decoration:none; font-size:14px; font-weight:500; background:var(--color-card); transition:border-color .2s var(--ease-soft), color .2s var(--ease-soft), background .2s var(--ease-soft), transform .2s var(--ease-soft);}
  .juris-pill:hover{border-color:var(--color-accent); color:var(--color-accent); background:#EFF4FE; transform:translateY(-1px);}
  .juris-grid{display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px;}

  .btn{display:inline-block; padding:14px 28px; border-radius:6px; font-weight:600; font-size:15px; text-decoration:none; transition:background .25s var(--ease-soft), transform .2s var(--ease-soft);}
  .btn-primary{background:var(--color-accent); color:var(--color-on-accent);}
  .btn-primary:hover{background:#1D4ED8; transform:translateY(-1px);}

  /* breadcrumb */
  .breadcrumb{padding:16px 0; border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-border); background:var(--color-card);}
  .breadcrumb ol{list-style:none; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:6px; margin:0; padding:0; font-size:13.5px; color:var(--color-muted-foreground);}
  .breadcrumb li{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:6px;}
  .breadcrumb li:not(:last-child)::after{content:"/"; color:var(--color-border); margin-left:6px;}
  .breadcrumb a{color:var(--color-muted-foreground);}
  .breadcrumb a:hover{color:var(--color-accent);}
  .breadcrumb li[aria-current] {color:var(--color-foreground); font-weight:500;}

  /* jurisdiction hero */
  .juris-hero{padding:56px 0 64px;}
  .juris-hero .badge{display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; background:rgba(255,255,255,0.08); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14); padding:8px 16px 8px 10px; border-radius:999px; margin-bottom:20px;}
  .juris-hero .badge .flag-icon{width:26px; height:19px;}
  .juris-hero .badge span{font-size:13px; letter-spacing:.06em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--color-accent-soft); font-weight:600;}
  .juris-hero h1{font-size:38px; color:#fff; max-width:700px;}
  .juris-hero p.lead{font-size:17px; color:#D4D4D8; max-width:640px; margin:16px 0 0;}

  /* content area typography */
  .content-layout{display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 300px; gap:56px; align-items:start; padding:64px 0;}
  .content-body h2{font-size:25px; margin-top:1.6em;}
  .content-body h2:first-child{margin-top:0;}
  .content-body h3{font-size:19px; margin-top:1.4em; color:var(--color-secondary);}
  .content-body p{color:var(--color-muted-foreground); font-size:15.5px; margin:0 0 1.1em;}
  .content-body ul{color:var(--color-muted-foreground); font-size:15.5px; padding-left:1.3em; margin:0 0 1.4em;}
  .content-body li{margin-bottom:.5em;}
  .content-body table{width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; margin:1.6em 0; font-size:14.5px;}
  .content-body th, .content-body td{text-align:left; padding:12px 16px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-border);}
  .content-body th{font-family:var(--font-heading); font-weight:600; color:var(--color-primary); background:var(--color-card); font-size:13px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.04em;}
  .content-body tr:last-child td{font-weight:600; color:var(--color-primary);}
  .callout{background:#EFF4FE; border:1px solid #D6E4FB; border-left:4px solid var(--color-accent); border-radius:8px; padding:20px 24px; font-size:15px; color:var(--color-primary); margin:1.8em 0;}
  .callout strong{color:var(--color-primary);}

  .sidebar{position:sticky; top:24px;}
  .sidebar .box{background:var(--color-card); border:1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius:12px; padding:24px;}
  .sidebar .box h3{font-size:16px; margin-bottom:14px;}
  .sidebar .calendly-slot{border:1.5px dashed var(--color-border); border-radius:8px; padding:28px 16px; text-align:center; color:var(--color-muted-foreground); font-size:13px; margin-top:16px;}

  .other-jurisdictions{background:var(--color-card); border-top:1px solid var(--color-border); border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-border); padding:64px 0;}
  .section-label{color:var(--color-accent); text-transform:uppercase; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.1em; margin-bottom:12px;}

  .cta{text-align:center; padding:80px 0;}
  .cta h2{color:#fff; font-size:28px;}
  .cta p{color:#D4D4D8; max-width:520px; margin:12px auto 28px;}

  footer.site-footer{padding:44px 0 28px; color:var(--color-muted-foreground); font-size:13px; border-top:1px solid var(--color-border); background:var(--color-card);}
  footer.site-footer .wrap{display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:12px;}
  footer.site-footer .legal-links a{color:var(--color-muted-foreground); margin-left:20px; font-size:13px;}
  footer.site-footer .legal-links a:hover{color:var(--color-accent);}

  .reveal{opacity:0; transform:translateY(12px); transition:opacity .5s var(--ease-soft), transform .5s var(--ease-soft);}
  .reveal.is-visible{opacity:1; transform:translateY(0);}
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){ .reveal{opacity:1; transform:none; transition:none;} }
  @media (max-width: 900px){
    nav.main-nav{display:none;}
    .content-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .sidebar{position:static;}
  }