.hero {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--text-primary);
  padding-top: 80px;
  padding: 100px 0;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  top:0px;
   z-index: 1;
   height:500px;
   overflow: hidden;
}
.hero .overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
   z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(10, 44, 102, 0.55),
    rgba(4, 14, 30, 0.45)
  );
}
.hero .inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 800px;
   z-index: 1;
}

.hero h1 {
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
   z-index: 1;
}
.hero p {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
   z-index: 1;
}

/*SLIDES */

 /* Background slides */
    .slide {
      position: absolute;
      top: -10px; left: 0;
      width: 100%; height: 100%;
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      opacity: 0;
	  border-radius: 20px;
	  overflow:hidden;
	  transform: scale(0.95);
      transition: opacity 1.5s ease-in-out, transform 8s ease;
    }
    .slide.active {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: scale(1.05); /* subtle zoom */
    }

    /* Text overlay container */
    .slide-content {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 0;
      width: 100%; height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      text-align: center;
      background: rgba(0,0,0,0.35); /* overlay for readability */
      transform: translateY(30px);
      transition: opacity 1s ease, transform 1s ease;
	  text-decoration:none;
	  padding: 10px;
	  padding-top: 110px;
    }

     .slide-content h1,
     .slide-content p {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(20px);
        transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 0.8s ease;
    }

    .slide.active .slide-content h1{
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
      transition-delay: 0.5s; /* text comes in after image */
    }
	.slide.active .slide-content p{
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
      transition-delay: 1.5s; /* text comes in after heading */
    }

    .slide-content h1 {
      font-size: 3rem;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
	  color: var(--text-banner-primary);
    }
    .slide-content p {
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      max-width: 600px;
	  color: var(--text-banner-secondary);
    }

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hero {
    height: 420px;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .slide {
    top: 0;
    border-radius: 0;
    transform: none;
  }

  .slide.active {
    transform: none;
  }

  .slide-content {
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    padding: 90px 22px 34px;
    background: linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48),
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36)
    );
  }

  .slide-content h1 {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }

  .slide-content p {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
}