/* Base Page Styling */
body {
  font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, sans-serif;
  background-color: #2f3439; /* Slate gray background */
  color: #e2e5e8; /* Soft light gray for readability */
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: auto;
  padding: 40px 20px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* Headings */
h1, h2, h3 {
  color: #f0f2f4;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}
/* Dropdown Menu */
.dropdown {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 16px;
}

.dropbtn {
  background-color: #262a2e; /* match nav background */
  color: #d0d4d8;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  font-size: 1em;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 6px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.dropbtn:hover {
  background-color: #3e464d;
}

.dropdown-content {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #3a4147; /* panel-style */
  min-width: 180px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  border-radius: 6px;
  z-index: 1;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.dropdown-content a {
  color: #d0d4d8;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
}

.dropdown-content a:hover {
  background-color: #56636e;
}

.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
  display: flex;
}
/* Navigation Menu */
nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 16px 0 24px 0;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #4f575e;
  background-color: #262a2e; /* darker slate */
}

/* Navigation Links */
nav a {
  color: #d0d4d8;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.95em;
  padding: 7px 12px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  transition: background 0.2s, border 0.2s;
}

nav a:hover {
  background-color: #3e464d;
  border: 1px solid #606a72;
}

/* Panels / Content Boxes */
.panel {
  background-color: #3a4147; /* complementary slate panel */
  border: 1px solid #545d65;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.02);
  text-align: left; /* left-align by default */
}

/* Myth sections: centered text only */
.panel.myth {
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-align: center;
}

.panel.myth p,
.panel.myth h2 {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Links */
a {
  color: #9fbfd1; /* cool soft blue */
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Forms */
input, textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px;
  background-color: #2b3035;
  border: 1px solid #555;
  color: #e2e5e8;
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-size: 1em;
}

/* Buttons */
button {
  background-color: #44505a;
  color: #eaecef;
  border: 1px solid #5e6972;
  padding: 12px 18px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 1em;
  cursor: pointer;
}

button:hover {
  background-color: #56636e;
}

/* Footer / Notes */
.note {
  color: #b8bcc0;
  font-size: 0.9em;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 40px;

}