:root {
    --primary-green: #58CC02;
    --secondary-yellow: #FFD800;
    --secondary-blue: #00AEEF;
    --secondary-green: #198448;
    --text-dark: #5C5C5C;
    --text-light: #FFFFFF;
    --bg-light: #F7F7F7;

    --primary-green: #7d11f6;
    --secondary-emarald: #16db93;
    --secondary-ruddy-blue: #67aaf9;
    --secondary-jordy-blue: #9bbdf9;
    --secondary-columbia-blue: #c4e0f9;
}

/* display background color black on navbar scroll */
.navbarScroll.navbarDark {
    background-color: var(--secondary-emarald);
    transition: background-color 0.5s ease, background-image 0.5s ease; /* Smooth transition */
}

.navbar {
    background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(31, 31, 31, 0.5), rgba(51, 51, 51, 0.5)); /* 50% transparency */
    background-color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 0.5); /* Fallback color with transparency */
    border-bottom: none; /* Remove any borders */
    color: #ffffff;
}

.navbar-light .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    color: #000000; /* Change nav link text color to black */
}

.navbar-light .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
    color: #00C2FF; /* Light blue hover effect */
}


.navbar-nav .nav-link {
    color: #000000; /* Ensure nav link text is white */
}

.navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
    color: #00C2FF; /* Light blue hover effect */
}

.navbar-toggler {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); /* 50% transparent white for the navbar toggler */
}

.navbar-toggler-icon {
    color: #000; /* Black color for the toggler icon */
}



#flash-message {
    position: fixed;
    top: 20px;
    right: 20px;
    z-index: 1050; /* Ensure it's above the navbar */
    display: block;
    opacity: 1;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out; /* Smooth fading effect */
}


/* hero background image */
/* Parallax hero background */
.bgimage {

    height:100vh;
    background: url('images/heroImage.jpg');
    background-size:cover;
    position:relative;


    background-position: center; /* Center the image */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center; /* Center content vertically */
    justify-content: center; /* Center content horizontally */
    color: white; /* Text color */
}

/* text css above hero image*/
.hero_title {
    font-size: 4.5rem;
}
.hero_desc {
    font-size: 2rem;
}
.hero-text {
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2; /* Ensure text sits above the background */
    color: white;
}

/* Media query for mobile screens */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .bgimage {
        background-position: right; /* Show right side of the image */
        background-attachment: scroll; /* Disable parallax effect on mobile for performance */
    }

    /* Adjust text sizes for mobile */
    .hero_title {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }
    .hero_desc {
        font-size: 1.2rem;
    }
}

/* spacing on all sections */
#about, #services, #portfolio, #contact {
    margin-top: 4rem;
    padding-top: 4rem;
}
#contact {
    padding-bottom: 4rem;
}
/* about section image css */
.imageAboutPage {
    width: 100%;
}


/* social media icons styling */
.social-icons {
    font-size: 18px;
    cursor: pointer;
}
.fa-facebook:hover,.fa-instagram:hover,.fa-twitter:hover,.fa-linkedin:hover, .fa-twitch:hover {
    color: #008000;
}
.fab {
    color: #000000;
}
/* footer styling */
#footer {
    background-color: #808080;
    text-align: center;
}


#footer {
    background-color: #f8f9fa;
    padding: 20px 0;
    font-size: 0.9em;
}

#footer .footer-link {
    color: #333;
    margin: 0 10px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

#footer .footer-link:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

#footer i {
    font-size: 1.2em;
    color: #333;
    margin-left: 10px;
}

#footer i:hover {
    color: #007bff;
}