:root{
  --bg:#141428;
  --bg-soft:#1B1B36;
  --card:#20203F;
  --ink:#FFFFFF;
  --ink-dim:#B0B0B8;
  --brand:#5B5BD6;
  --brand-light:#8484F0;
  --brand-glow:rgba(132,132,240,.35);
}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
body{background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font-family:'Instrument Sans',sans-serif;line-height:1.7}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:'Bricolage Grotesque',sans-serif;line-height:1.15}
.wrap{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:28px 0}
.logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-family:'Bricolage Grotesque',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
nav .links a{color:var(--ink-dim);text-decoration:none;margin-left:22px;font-size:.95rem}
nav .links a:hover{color:var(--brand-light)}
article{padding:32px 0 48px}
.post-meta{color:var(--brand-light);font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:16px}
article h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,5.5vw,3rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-bottom:22px}
article .standfirst{color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:36px}
article h2{font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;margin:40px 0 14px}
article p{margin-bottom:18px;color:#D5D5DE}
article strong{color:var(--ink)}
article a{color:var(--brand-light)}
article ul,article ol{margin:0 0 18px 24px;color:#D5D5DE}
article li{margin-bottom:8px}
blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--brand);padding:6px 0 6px 20px;margin:24px 0;color:var(--ink-dim);font-style:italic}
.cta-box{background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--card),var(--bg-soft));border:1px solid rgba(132,132,240,.3);border-radius:20px;padding:34px 30px;margin:48px 0;text-align:center}
.cta-box h3{font-size:1.4rem;margin-bottom:10px}
.cta-box p{color:var(--ink-dim);margin-bottom:22px}
.btn-primary{display:inline-block;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--brand),var(--brand-light));color:#fff;border-radius:14px;padding:15px 30px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;box-shadow:0 6px 24px var(--brand-glow);transition:transform .15s}
.btn-primary:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}
/* blog index cards */
.post-list{display:grid;gap:18px;padding:24px 0 64px}
.post-card{display:block;background:var(--card);border:1px solid rgba(132,132,240,.18);border-radius:18px;padding:28px;text-decoration:none;transition:transform .2s,border .2s}
.post-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:rgba(132,132,240,.5)}
.post-card h2{color:var(--ink);font-size:1.35rem;margin-bottom:8px}
.post-card p{color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:.98rem}
.post-card .tag{color:var(--brand-light);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;display:block;margin-bottom:10px}
footer{padding:36px 0 48px;text-align:center;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:.88rem;border-top:1px solid rgba(132,132,240,.15)}
footer a{color:var(--brand-light);text-decoration:none}