/* General Footer Styling */
.footer {
    
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #357689, #285A6F);
    color: #FFFFFF;
    padding: 40px 0;
    border-top: 4px solid #FFC107;
}
/* Proper alignment for Academy Information section */
.footer .col-md-3 {
    text-align: left; /* Ensures left alignment */
    line-height: 1.6; /* Improves readability */
    word-wrap: break-word; /* Prevents content overflow */
}
.footer h5 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #FFF;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.footer a {
    color: #d9e4f1;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.footer a:hover {
    color: #FFC107;
    transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* Hover Effects for Links */
.link-hover {
    color: #d9e4f1;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.link-hover:hover {
    color: #FFC107;
    transform: translateX(5px);
}

/* Newsletter Form */
.newsletter-form .form-control {
    border: none;
    border-radius: 30px 0 0 30px;
    box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    padding: 10px 15px;
}

.newsletter-form button {
    background-color: #404242;
    border-radius: 0 30px 30px 0;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-weight: bold;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    padding: 10px 20px;
}

.newsletter-form button:hover {
    background-color: #2f3030;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0px 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

/* Social Media Icons */
.social-icons a {
    color: #ffffff !important;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    transition: all 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
}

.social-hover:hover {
    color: #242321;
    transform: scale(1.2);
}

/* Buttons Styling */
.btn-gold {
    background-color: #FFC107;
    color: #285A6F;
    font-weight: bold;
    border: none;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border-radius: 30px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.btn-gold:hover {
        background-color: #FFA000;
        transform: translateY(-3px);
        box-shadow: 0 8px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }
/* Footer Bottom */
.footer-bottom {
    background-color: #153a49 !important; 
    color: #d0dce6 !important;  /* Slightly darker text for contrast */
    padding: 15px 0;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}




/* Responsive Adjustments */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .footer {
        text-align: center;
    }
    .social-icons a {
        margin: 0 10px;
    }
    .newsletter-form .form-control, .newsletter-form button {
        width: 100%;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }
}


@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .footer .col-md-3 {
        text-align: center; /* Center-aligns content on smaller screens */
        margin-bottom: 20px; /* Adds space for better spacing */
    }
}


/* Adjust "Quick Links" alignment */
.footer .col-md-3:nth-child(2) {
    padding-left: 90px; /* Slightly shifts "Quick Links" to the right */
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .footer .col-md-3:nth-child(2) {
        padding-left: 0; /* Reset alignment for mobile screens */
        text-align: center; /* Center-align content on smaller screens */
    }
}