.navbar {
    background-color: #007bff !important; /* Blue background */
    padding: 0.6rem 1rem; /* Reduced padding */
  }

  .navbar .navbar-brand {
    font-size: 1.3rem; /* Slightly smaller brand text */
    color: #ffffff !important; /* White text */
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .navbar .navbar-brand:hover {
    color: #f8f9fa !important; /* Lighter white on hover */
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .navbar .navbar-nav {
    flex-wrap: nowrap; /* Prevent wrapping of links */
  }

  .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    color: #ffffff !important; /* White text for links */
    font-size: 0.9rem; /* Reduced font size */
    font-weight: 500;
    padding: 0.5rem 0.8rem; /* Reduced padding for better fit */
    transition: color 0.3s ease, background-color 0.3s ease;
  }

  .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
    color: #007bff !important; /* Blue text on hover */
    background-color: #ffffff !important; /* Light background on hover */
    border-radius: 5px;
  }

  .navbar .navbar-toggler {
    border: none;
  }

  .navbar .navbar-toggler-icon {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3e%3cpath stroke='rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-miterlimit='10' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
    filter: drop-shadow(1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
  }

  .navbar .navbar-collapse {
    justify-content: flex-end;
    background-color: #007bff !important; /* Blue dropdown background */
  }

  .navbar .nav-item .nav-link.active {
    background-color: #ffffff !important; /* White background for active link */
    color: #007bff !important; /* Blue text for active link */
    border-radius: 5px;
  }


  .logo img {
    width: 50px; /* Adjust size as needed */
    height: 50px; /* Ensure the height matches the width */
    border-radius: 40%; /* This makes the image circular */
    object-fit: cover; /* Ensures the image maintains its aspect ratio and fills the circle */
    transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out; /* Optional smooth transition */
}
  /* Responsive Navbar */
  @media (max-width: 992px) {
    .navbar .navbar-nav {
      flex-direction: column; /* Stack links vertically on small screens */
    }

    .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link {
      padding: 0.5rem 1rem; /* Adjust padding for mobile */
      text-align: center;
    }

    .navbar .navbar-collapse {
      background-color: #007bff !important; /* Blue background for dropdown */
    }
  }
  .nav-link.active {
    color: #fff !important;
    font-weight: bold;
    background-color: #0056b3 !important;
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 8px 12px;
}




  /* Social Media Connect Banner */
.social-connect-banner {
    background-color: #007bff;  /* Blue background */
    padding: 40px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    color: white;
  }
  
  .social-connect-banner h2 {
    font-size: 32px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-weight: bold;
  }
  
  .social-icons {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 20px;
  }
  
  .social-icon {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 30px;
    color: white; /* Ensure icons are white by default */
    background-color: transparent;
    padding: 10px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    transition: color 0.3s ease, background-color 0.3s ease;
  }
  
  .social-icon:hover {
    color: #28a745;  /* Green hover effect */
    background-color: white;  /* Make the background white on hover */
  }
  
  .social-icon.facebook {
    color: #1877f2;  /* Facebook blue */
  }
  
  .social-icon.instagram {
    color: #e1306c;  /* Instagram pink */
  }
  
  .social-icon.twitter {
    color: #1da1f2;  /* Twitter blue */
  }
  
  .social-icon.linkedin {
    color: #0077b5;  /* LinkedIn blue */
  }
  
  .social-icon i {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 24px;  /* Make the icons smaller */
  }
  

  /* Footer Styling */
.footer {
    background-color: #343a40; /* Dark background for footer */
    color: white;
    padding: 40px 20px;
  }
  
  .footer-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 40px;
  }
  
  .footer-section {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 250px;
    max-width: 350px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  
  .footer-section h3 {
    font-size: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    font-weight: bold;
  }
  
  .footer-section p, .footer-section ul {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }
  
  .footer-section ul {
    padding-left: 20px;
  }
  
  .footer-section ul li {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  
  .footer-section a {
    color: #28a745; /* Green links */
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  
  .footer-section a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
  }
  
  .footer-bottom {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 20px 0;
    background-color: #23272b; /* Darker background for bottom section */
    color: #adb5bd;
    font-size: 14px;
  }
  
  /* Responsive design for small screens */
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .footer-container {
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
    }
    
    .footer-section {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
  }