/* ===========================
   Hero Section
=========================== */

.vb-hero-section {
    font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 75vh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: #1e1c1d;
}

.vb-hero-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 1;

    /* Slight gradient instead of a flat tint — reads more like a bank
       hero (depth, not just a dark filter) while staying subtle */
    background: linear-gradient(
        120deg,
        rgba(15, 20, 40, 0.92) 0%,
        rgba(30, 28, 29, 0.85) 55%,
        rgba(30, 28, 29, 0.7) 100%
    );
}

.vb-hero-overlay img {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
    z-index: -1;
}

/* Container — locked to 1200px, consistent with the rest of the page */
.vb-hero-container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 40px;

    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 40px;
}

/* Content Column (Left Side) */
.vb-hero-content {
    flex: 1;
    max-width: 650px;
}

/* Small institutional eyebrow label above the title.
   Optional: add <span class="vb-hero-eyebrow">Licensed & Regulated</span>
   above the <h1> in the template to use it. */
.vb-hero-eyebrow {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #F5A623;
    padding-bottom: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(245, 166, 35, 0.4);
}

/* Title */
.vb-hero-content h1 {
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw + 12px, 56px);
    line-height: 1.15;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    color: #F5A623;
}

/* Thin gold rule under the heading, bank-charter style */
.vb-hero-content h1::after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    width: 64px;
    height: 3px;
    margin-top: 22px;
    background: #F5A623;
}

/* Description */
.vb-hero-content p {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #e5e5e5;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    max-width: 600px;
}

/* ===========================
   Responsive Design
=========================== */

@media (max-width: 1400px) {
    .vb-hero-container {
        max-width: 1140px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .vb-hero-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
        text-align: center;
        gap: 50px;
        padding-top: 120px;
        padding-bottom: 70px;
    }

    .vb-hero-content {
        max-width: 100%;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
    }

    .vb-hero-content h1::after {
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .vb-hero-container {
        padding: 90px 24px 50px 24px;
    }

    .vb-hero-content p {
        font-size: 16px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .vb-hero-eyebrow {
        font-size: 11px;
        letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    }
}

/* ===========================
   Section Header
   — padding matches VBANX Ecosystem's 72px vertical rhythm.
   Bottom padding is reduced to 24px because the cards section
   directly below (.vb-strategic-partners) supplies its own
   bottom spacing, avoiding double gaps between header + cards.
=========================== */

.vb-main-section {
    padding: 72px 0 24px 0;
    width: 100%;
    font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
    background: #F0F1FF;
}

/* Center Container (for heading-only sections — kept narrow at 800px
   so paragraph text stays readable, same intent as before) */
.vb-container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 20px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
}

/* Small pill badge above the section title, formal/institutional feel.
   Optional: add <span class="vb-badge-tag">Partnerships</span> above
   the <h2> in the template to use it. */
.vb-badge-tag {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #0038a8;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 56, 168, 0.2);
    border-radius: 50px;
    padding: 8px 20px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

/* Main Title "Why VBANX?" */
.vb-section-title {
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #0038a8;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    line-height: 1.15;
}

/* Description Subtitle text */
.vb-section-subtitle {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #333333;
    font-weight: 400;
    max-width: 560px;
}

/* ===========================
   Cards Sections (Strategic Partners / Membership / Solution)
   — these were previously unstyled: the PHP referenced
   .strategic-partners and .section-description with no matching
   CSS at all. Spacing matches VBANX Ecosystem's card-grid rhythm:
   72px vertical padding, 1200px container width aligned with the
   header/logo, 20px side padding, and a white background so it
   alternates cleanly against the light .vb-main-section above it.
=========================== */
.vb-strategic-partners {
    width: 100%;
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 0 0 72px 0;
    font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
    text-align: center;
}

/* Wide container for the card grid itself — 1200px so its edges align
   with the header container (logo / nav), same as .eco-cards-grid
   does on the Ecosystem page */
.vb-cards-container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 20px;
}

.vb-cards-container .vb-section-title {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.vb-section-description {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #333333;
    font-weight: 400;
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0 auto 48px;
}

/* ===========================
   Responsive Design
=========================== */

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .vb-main-section {
        padding: 48px 0 16px 0;
    }

    .vb-section-subtitle {
        max-width: 90%;
    }

    .vb-badge-tag {
        font-size: 11px;
        padding: 7px 16px;
    }

    .vb-strategic-partners {
        padding: 0 0 48px 0;
    }

    .vb-section-description {
        max-width: 90%;
        margin-bottom: 32px;
    }
}