  /* ============================================================
     hpcbridge — committed single design (does NOT follow OS theme).
     Dark datacenter hero at top -> light body on scroll.
     ============================================================ */
  :root {
    /* dark hero */
    --hero-bg:      #0a1216;
    --hero-bg-2:    #0f1d24;
    --on-dark:      #e9f1f4;
    --on-dark-mut:  #8ea3ab;
    --dark-line:    rgba(255,255,255,.10);

    /* light body — cool, faintly cyan neutrals (chosen, not default) */
    --bg:      #ffffff;
    --panel:   #f3f8f9;
    --ink:     #0f1c22;
    --muted:   #55696f;
    --line:    #e2ebec;

    /* accent — two-tone cyan */
    --accent:      #18c4d6;  /* bright: fills, glow, on-dark text */
    --accent-deep: #0b7a89;  /* deep: accent text/links on white  */
    --accent-fg:   #04222a;  /* dark text on a cyan fill          */

    --maxw: 1120px;
    --radius: 12px;
  }

  * { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  body {
    margin: 0;
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.6;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  }
  .wrap { width: 100%; max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }
  h1, h2, h3 { font-family: "Chivo", system-ui, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.02em; text-wrap: balance; }
  a { color: var(--accent-deep); }
  .eyebrow {
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 0;
  }

  /* ---- wordmark ---- */
  .mark { font-family: "Chivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
  .mark b { font-weight: 800; }

  /* =========================== HERO =========================== */
  .hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100svh;
    background:
      radial-gradient(1200px 680px at 68% 22%, var(--hero-bg-2), transparent 60%),
      var(--hero-bg);
    color: var(--on-dark);
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  }
  #net { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
  /* fade the network + ground into the white body — long, gentle ramp */
  .hero::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 58%;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom,
      rgba(255,255,255,0)    0%,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.06) 48%,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.45) 78%,
      #ffffff                100%);
    pointer-events: none; z-index: 2;
  }
  .hero > * { position: relative; z-index: 3; }

  .topbar { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding-top: 26px; }
  .topbar .mark { color: var(--on-dark); font-size: 21px; }
  .topbar .mark b { color: var(--accent); }
  .topbar a.nav-cta {
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace; font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--on-dark); text-decoration: none;
    border: 1px solid var(--dark-line); padding: 9px 15px; border-radius: 8px;
    transition: border-color .18s ease, color .18s ease;
  }
  .topbar a.nav-cta:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); }

  .hero-inner { flex: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 40px 0 120px; }
  .hero-copy { max-width: 1060px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
  .hero .eyebrow { color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .hero h1 {
    font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(38px, 6vw, 66px); line-height: 1.16;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin: 0 auto 26px; max-width: 14ch; color: var(--on-dark);
  }
  /* --- Option 1: typing / terminal effect --- */
  .hero h1.type { position: relative; display: inline-block; text-align: center; }
  .hero h1.type .ghost { visibility: hidden; }      /* reserves the 2-line box, no reflow */
  .hero h1.type .layer { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
  .hero h1.type .caret {
    display: inline-block; width: .07em; height: .95em; background: var(--accent);
    margin-left: .04em; vertical-align: -0.08em; border-radius: 1px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(24,196,214,.7);
    animation: blink 1.05s step-end infinite;
  }
  @keyframes blink { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: 0; } }
  .hero h1.type .word { white-space: nowrap; }      /* letters never split; break only at spaces */
  .hero h1.type .word.sm { font-size: 0.7em; }      /* second half of the headline, 30% smaller */
  .hero h1.type .ch { visibility: hidden; }         /* full text laid out; revealed L→R */
  .hero h1.type .ch.on { visibility: visible; }
  .hero h1.type .ch.accent.on { color: var(--accent); }
  .hero h1.type.done .ch.accent { animation: kwGlow 1.15s ease .05s 1; }
  @keyframes kwGlow {
    0%   { text-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(24,196,214,0); }
    45%  { text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(24,196,214,.85); }
    100% { text-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(24,196,214,0); }
  }
  /* --- Option 2: choreographed hero reveal (eyebrow -> type -> sub -> button) --- */
  .hero .eyebrow, .hero p.sub, .hero .btn {
    opacity: 0; animation: fadeUp .7s ease forwards;
  }
  .hero .eyebrow { animation-delay: .15s; }
  .hero p.sub    { animation-delay: 1.95s; }
  .hero .btn     { animation-delay: 2.25s; }
  @keyframes fadeUp { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
  .hero p.sub {
    font-size: clamp(15px, 1.6vw, 18px); color: #c7d4d9; line-height: 1.55;
    max-width: none; margin: 0 auto 34px;
  }
  .hero p.sub span { display: block; }
  .hero p.sub .l2 { margin-top: 6px; }
  .btn {
    display: inline-block; font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;
    background: var(--accent); color: var(--accent-fg);
    border: none; border-radius: 10px; padding: 14px 26px; cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(24,196,214,0);
    transition: transform .14s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, filter .14s ease;
  }
  .btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); filter: brightness(1.05); box-shadow: 0 10px 34px -10px rgba(24,196,214,.55); }
  .btn:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 3px; }

  .scrollcue {
    position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 26px; transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 3; font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace; font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--on-dark-mut);
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  }
  .scrollcue .line { width: 1px; height: 30px; background: linear-gradient(var(--accent), transparent); animation: cue 2.4s ease-in-out infinite; }
  @keyframes cue { 0%,100% { opacity:.3; transform: scaleY(.7); } 50% { opacity:1; transform: scaleY(1); } }

  /* =========================== SECTIONS (light) =========================== */
  section.band { padding: clamp(64px, 9vw, 104px) 0; }
  .sec-label {
    font-family: "Chivo", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: none; color: var(--accent-deep); margin: 0 0 16px;
  }
  .sec-label::after { content: ":"; }
  /* section content indented; the eyebrow label hangs out to the left */
  .wrap.reveal.indent { padding-left: 52px; }
  .wrap.reveal.indent > .sec-label { margin-left: -24px; }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .wrap.reveal.indent { padding-left: 28px; }
    .wrap.reveal.indent > .sec-label { margin-left: 0; }
  }

  /* value */
  .value h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 4.6vw, 52px); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.12; margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: none; }
  /* Statement treatment: larger type on a narrower measure, so the argument
     section looks unlike the grid and diagram sections that follow. */
  .value p.lead { font-size: 20px; color: var(--ink); max-width: 46ch; margin: 0; line-height: 1.6; text-wrap: pretty; }
  .value p.lead .pblock { display: block; }
  .value p.lead .pblock + .pblock { margin-top: 14px; }
  .costline {
    margin-top: 26px; padding: 2px 0 2px 22px; border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.9vw, 22px); color: var(--ink); max-width: 60ch;
    font-family: "Chivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5;
  }
  .costline b { color: var(--accent-deep); font-weight: 600; }

  /* services */
  .grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 18px; margin-top: 40px; }
  @media (max-width: 720px) { .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
  .card {
    /* Filled, not outlined: on a white band a bordered white card has nothing to
       lift off, and the section reads the same as the prose section above it. */
    background: #f3f8f9; border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 28px 26px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;
    transition: border-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
  }
  .card:hover { border-color: var(--accent); background: #eef5f7; transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 16px 40px -24px rgba(15,28,34,.35); }
  .card .ico { width: 34px; height: 34px; color: var(--accent-deep); }
  .card h3 { font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0; color: var(--ink); }
  .card p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 15.5px; }

  /* how it works */
  .how h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 40px); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.12; margin: 0 0 18px; }
  .svc-h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 40px); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.12; margin: 0; }
  .how p.lead { color: var(--muted); max-width: none; font-size: 17px; margin: 0 0 44px; }
  .how p.lead .ll { display: block; position: relative; padding-left: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .how p.lead .ll:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .how p.lead .ll::before {
    content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .62em;
    width: 6px; height: 6px; background: var(--accent); border-radius: 50%;
  }
  .flow { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr auto 1fr; align-items: stretch; gap: 14px; }
  @media (max-width: 820px) { .flow { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .flow .arrow { display: none; } }
  .node {
    background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 24px 22px; text-align: center; height: 100%;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; justify-content: center;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -22px rgba(15,28,34,.4);
  }
  .node .k { font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent-deep); }
  .node .t { font-family: "Chivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 17px; color: var(--ink); }
  .node .d { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--muted); }
  .arrow { color: var(--accent); font-size: 22px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
  .chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; justify-content: center; margin-top: 8px; }
  .chips span {
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace; font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .04em;
    color: var(--accent-deep); background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 5px 11px; border-radius: 999px;
  }
  .chips .chip-break { flex-basis: 100%; height: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; background: none; }
  section.how .node, section.how .chips span { background: #ffffff; }
  .chips .chip-fill { font-weight: 600; border-color: var(--accent); }
  .reveal.in .chips .chip-fill { animation: chipPulse 1.15s ease-in-out 3s 1; }
  @keyframes chipPulse {
    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(24,196,214,0); }
    50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(24,196,214,.30); }
  }
  /* The page's ONE tinted band. Everything else is white, so this reads as
     "here is where the thing is explained" rather than as decoration. Strong
     enough to actually see: the old #eef8fa was 3% off white and invisible. */
  section.how { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #e4f2f5 20%, #e4f2f5 80%, #ffffff 100%); }
  /* The section eyebrow is the only accent-deep text sitting directly on the
     band (nodes and chips are white-backed). On this stronger tint the brand
     #0b7a89 lands at 4.40:1, just under AA, so it is nudged darker here only —
     the token itself is unchanged everywhere else. */
  section.how .sec-label { color: #0a7280; }
  section.how .flow .node:nth-child(3) { border-color: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 16px 36px -16px rgba(24,196,214,.45); }
  /* left→right glow sweep across the 3 boxes when the section reveals (1s apart) */
  .reveal.in .flow .node { animation: nodePulse 1s ease-in-out 1; }
  .reveal.in .flow .node:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0s; }
  .reveal.in .flow .node:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 1s; }
  .reveal.in .flow .node:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 2s; }
  @keyframes nodePulse {
    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -22px rgba(15,28,34,.4), 0 0 0 0 rgba(24,196,214,0); }
    50%      { box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -22px rgba(15,28,34,.4), 0 0 0 6px rgba(24,196,214,.38); }
  }
  /* The container was shouting and the contents were whispering: a bordered,
     filled, centred box holding the smallest type on the page. Softened the box
     (no border) and promoted everything inside it. Fill now matches the
     How-it-works band, which this block is really a footnote to. */
  .examples {
    background: #e4f2f5; border: none; border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 38px 44px; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 820px;
  }
  .ex-lead {
    font-family: "Chivo", sans-serif; font-size: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 26px);
    font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.25;
    text-transform: none; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 26px; text-align: center;
  }
  .ex-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 26px; }
  @media (max-width: 620px) { .ex-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; } }
  .ex { border-top: 2px solid var(--accent); padding-top: 14px; }
  /* #0a7280, not the brand --accent-deep: on this stronger fill the token lands
     at 4.40:1, just under AA. Same scoped nudge as the How-it-works eyebrow. */
  .ex-k {
    font-family: "Chivo", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: none; color: #0a7280; display: block; margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .ex p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; }

  /* selective capacity */
  .capacity { text-align: center; }
  .capacity p {
    font-family: "Chivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.8vw, 30px); line-height: 1.35; color: var(--ink);
    max-width: 22ch; margin: 0 auto; text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .capacity .em { color: var(--accent-deep); }

  /* contact */
  .contact { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr; gap: 48px; align-items: start; }
  @media (max-width: 820px) { .contact { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; } }
  .contact h2 { font-size: clamp(27px, 3.6vw, 40px); font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 14px; }
  .contact p.intro { color: var(--muted); font-size: 17px; margin: 0; max-width: 40ch; }
  form { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
  .row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  @media (max-width: 520px) { .row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
  .field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; }
  .field label {
    font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
  }
  .field label .req { color: var(--accent-deep); }
  /* Was an inline style attribute. CSP style-src without 'unsafe-inline'
     blocks those as well as <style> blocks, so it has to be a class. */
  .field label .opt { color: var(--muted); }
  .field input, .field textarea {
    font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 9px;
    padding: 12px 14px; width: 100%; transition: border-color .16s ease, box-shadow .16s ease;
  }
  .field input:focus, .field textarea:focus {
    outline: none; border-color: var(--accent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(24,196,214,.16);
  }
  .field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 52px; }
  .hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
  form .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 4px; }
  .fineprint { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--muted); margin: 2px 0 0; }
  .form-done {
    display: none; background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 26px; font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink);
  }
  .form-done b { font-family: "Chivo", sans-serif; }

  /* footer */
  footer {
    background: var(--hero-bg); color: var(--on-dark-mut);
    padding: 44px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--dark-line);
  }
  footer .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; }
  footer .mark { color: var(--on-dark); font-size: 18px; }
  footer .mark b { color: var(--accent); }
  footer .tag { font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .08em; }
  footer .cp { font-size: 12.5px; }

  /* scroll reveal */
  .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s ease; }
  .reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
    .hero h1.type .caret { animation: none; }
    .hero .eyebrow, .hero p.sub, .hero .btn { opacity: 1; transform: none; animation: none; }
    .scrollcue .line { animation: none; }
    .reveal.in .chips .chip-fill { animation: none; }
    .reveal.in .flow .node { animation: none; }
  }
