/*--------------------------------------------------------------
# Premium About Us Hero Section Design System Layouts
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.about-hero-section {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 65vh; /* Comfortably spans across major screen heights without crushing content */
  height: auto;
  background-position: center center;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 140px 0 100px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Dual-purpose atmospheric darkening gradient for crystal-clear readability */
.about-hero-section .hero-lens-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(11, 24, 36, 0.85) 0%, rgba(0, 46, 131, 0.4) 100%);
  z-index: 1;
}

.about-hero-section .hero-content-alignment {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5; /* Pushes text layer cleanly over top of darker gradient shield filters */
}

.about-hero-branding-group .hero-main-headline {
  font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

/* Highlights focal words elegantly */
.accent-brand-text {
  background-color: #66b2fe;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.about-hero-branding-group .hero-sub-title-paragraph {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: #e2e8f0;
  max-width: 680px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-weight: 400;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
# Interactive Anchored Scroll Down Hint
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.about-hero-section .hero-scroll-indicator {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 25px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 5;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-hero-section .scroll-link-arrow {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.about-hero-section .scroll-link-arrow .scroll-label {
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.about-hero-section .scroll-link-arrow i {
  font-size: 24px;
  animation: visual-indicator-bounce 2s infinite;
}

.about-hero-section .scroll-link-arrow:hover {
  color: #fcdc04;
}

@keyframes visual-indicator-bounce {
  0%, 20%, 50%, 80%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  40% { transform: translateY(-6px); }
  60% { transform: translateY(-3px); }
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
# Adaptive Media Queries for Tablets and Small Phones
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .about-hero-branding-group .hero-main-headline {
    font-size: 38px;
  }
  .about-hero-branding-group .hero-sub-title-paragraph {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .about-hero-section {
    min-height: 55vh;
    padding: 120px 0 80px 0;
  }
  .about-hero-branding-group .hero-main-headline {
    font-size: 30px;
  }
  
  .about-hero-section .hero-scroll-indicator {
    display: none; /* Strip micro-indicators entirely on tiny screen form factors to make room */
  }
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
# Dedicated Institutional Purpose Section Framework
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.about-purpose-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 100px 0;
  background: url('../img/testimonies/iccc_testimonials_international_Christian_Chamber_of_commerce.jpg') no-repeat center center fixed;
  background-size: cover;
  overflow: hidden;
  z-index: 1;
}

.about-purpose-section::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); /* Semi-transparent white overlay */
  backdrop-filter: blur(1px); /* Adds the glass effect */
  z-index: -1; /* Ensures overlay stays behind the content */
}

/* Container for content with glass effect */
.about-purpose-section .container {
  position: relative;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.791); /* Semi-transparent background */
  border-radius: 15px; /* Optional rounded corners */
  padding: 20px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px); /* Glass effect */
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); /* Soft shadow for the glass effect */
  z-index: 1; /* Ensures it stays above the background */
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease; /* Smooth transition for the hover effect */
}

.about-purpose-section .testimony-title {
  font-size: 32px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #1a202c;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  position: relative;
}

/* Core Statement Block Styling matching top layout of image_70a45e.jpg */
.purpose-statement-block h3 {
  font-size: 32px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #0046d3;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.purpose-statement-block .purpose-lead-excerpt {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #4a5568;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.purpose-statement-block .purpose-divider-line {
  width: 50px;
  height: 3px;
  background-color: #0046d3;
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.purpose-statement-block .purpose-commitment-call {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #718096;
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
# Organic Smooth Pillar Card Geometries (Pebble Shapes)
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
.purpose-pebble-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 40px 30px;
  min-height: 240px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  z-index: 2;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

/* Smooth organic asymmetry configurations based on image_70a45e.jpg */
.purpose-pebble-card.active-blue-tint {
  background-color: #5592d0;
  border-radius: 42% 58% 44% 56% / 45% 45% 55% 55%;
}

.purpose-pebble-card.deep-blue-tint {
  background-color: #0c5394;
  border-radius: 48% 52% 41% 59% / 49% 39% 61% 51%;
}

.purpose-pebble-card.light-blue-tint {
  background-color: #639ada;
  border-radius: 40% 60% 49% 51% / 40% 50% 50% 60%;
}

/* Hover state interaction */
.purpose-pebble-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
}

.pebble-card-content {
  z-index: 5;
}

.purpose-pebble-card .pebble-title {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.purpose-pebble-card .pebble-description {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-weight: 400;
}

/* Dedicated soft drop blur floor graphics mimicking image_70a45e.jpg ground depth */
.pebble-ground-shadow {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -25px;
  left: 10%;
  width: 80%;
  height: 14px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(4px);
  z-index: -1;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.purpose-pebble-card:hover .pebble-ground-shadow {
  opacity: 0.5; /* Lightens slightly when card lifts away */
}

/* Horizontal Flow Step Arrow Navigations */
.step-arrow-column {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 -10px;
  z-index: 3;
}

.step-flow-arrow {
  font-size: 32px;
  color: #78c2ad; /* Teal style color mapping the small accent triangles in image_70a45e.jpg */
  animation: purpose-arrow-pulse 2s infinite;
}

@keyframes purpose-arrow-pulse {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateX(0); opacity: 0.6; }
  50% { transform: translateX(4px); opacity: 1; }
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------
# Adaptive Mobile & Tablet Alignment Scaling
--------------------------------------------------------------*/
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .purpose-statement-block h3 { font-size: 18px; }
  .purpose-statement-block .purpose-lead-excerpt { font-size: 15px; }
  .purpose-pebble-card { min-height: 200px; padding: 30px 20px; }
  
  /* Stack grid layouts cleanly over the row columns natively */
  .row {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .col-lg-4 {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 400px;
  }
}