  /* Contact Section Styles */
  .contact-section {
      width: 100%;
      background: #000;
      padding: 100px 0;
      position: relative;
  }

  .contact-container {
      max-width: 1140px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 20px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
  }

  .contact-badge {
      width: 200px;
      height: 30px;
      /* margin: 0 auto 16px auto; */
      /* center horizontally + spacing below */
      border-radius: 9999px;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, #FF5900 0%, #0000, #134B9D 100%);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
  }

  .contact-inner-badge {
      width: 198px;
      height: 28px;
      background: black;
      border-radius: 9999px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
  }

  .ct p{
      color: white;
  }

  .contact-form-container {
      width: 752px;
      height: 545px;
      margin-top: 5%;
      background: rgba(0, 0, 0);
      backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
      border-radius: 20px;
      padding: 32px 32px;
      position: relative;
      box-shadow: red;
      box-shadow: 18px 20px 5.4em #00112f, 1em -1px 5.4em #271602;
  }

  .contact-form {
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
  }

  .form-row-1 {
      display: flex;
      gap: 16px;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
  }

  .form-row-2 {
      display: flex;
      gap: 16px;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
  }

  .form-row-3 {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
  }

  .form-column {
      flex: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 20px;
  }

  .form-group {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
  }

  .form-group.full-width {
      width: 100%;
  }

  .form-label {
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: white;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 1px;
  }

  .form-input {
      width: 336px;
      height: 47px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.2);
      border-radius: 8px;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
      color: white;
      font-size: 16px;
      padding: 0 16px;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      outline: none;
  }

  .form-input::placeholder {
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  }

  .form-input:focus {
      border-color: rgba(222, 116, 21, 0.6);
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(222, 116, 21, 0.1);
  }

  .form-input:hover {
      border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  }

  .form-textarea {
      width: 688px;
      height: 139px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.2);
      border-radius: 8px;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
      color: white;
      font-size: 16px;
      padding: 12px 16px;
      resize: vertical;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      outline: none;
      font-family: inherit;
  }

  .form-textarea::placeholder {
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  }

  .form-textarea:focus {
      border-color: rgba(222, 116, 21, 0.6);
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(222, 116, 21, 0.1);
  }

  .form-textarea:hover {
      border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  }

  .submit-btn {
      position: relative;
      width: 688px;
      height: 52px;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 12px;
      background: linear-gradient(164deg, #ff7e00 0%, #0000, #134B9D 100%);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      cursor: pointer;
      padding: 0;
      transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
      overflow: visible;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
      /* allow glow to extend outside */
  }

  /* ✨ Outer top glow */
  .submit-btn::before {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: -6px;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 27px;
      background: linear-gradient(270deg, rgb(255 0 0 / 0%) 0%, rgb(255 104 0) 50%, rgb(255 179 0 / 5%) 100%);
      filter: blur(6px);
      border-top-left-radius: 8px;
      border-top-right-radius: 8px;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 2;
      opacity: 0.9;
  }

  .inner-submit-btn {
      width: 686px;
      height: 50px;
      background: linear-gradient(270deg, rgb(255 0 0 / 0%) 0%, rgb(255 104 0) 50%, rgb(255 179 0 / 5%) 100%);
      border-radius: 12px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      /* stay below glow */
      background: linear-gradient(5deg, #000000, #00000096);
  }

  .inner-submit-btn p {
      font-size: 16px;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: white;
      margin: 0;
  }

  .privacy-text {
      width: 688px;
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 14px;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  }

  .chat-section {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      flex-wrap: nowrap;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      margin-top: 100px;
  }

  .chat-section h2 {
      font-size: 76px;
      color: #fff;
      text-align: center;
      margin-top: 5%;
  }

  .chat-section p {

      font-size: 19px;
      color: #fff;
      text-align: center;
      max-width: 800px;
      line-height: 1.6;
  }

  /* Form validation styles */
  .form-input:invalid:not(:focus):not(:placeholder-shown) {
      border-color: rgba(255, 100, 100, 0.6);
  }

  .form-input:valid:not(:focus):not(:placeholder-shown) {
      border-color: rgba(100, 255, 100, 0.4);
  }
  
  #popup {
  font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  font-weight: 500;
}


  /* ====== Responsive Design ====== */
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .contact-form-container {
          width: 100%;
          height: auto;
          padding: 24px;
      }

      .form-input,
      .form-textarea,
      .submit-btn,
      .inner-submit-btn,
      .privacy-text {
          width: 100%;
      }

      .form-row-1,
      .form-row-2 {
          flex-direction: column;
      }
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .contact-section {
          padding: 60px 0;
      }

      .chat-section h2 {
          font-size: 48px;
      }

      .chat-section p {
          font-size: 16px;
          padding: 0 10px;
      }

      .contact-container {
          flex-direction: column;
          padding: 0 15px;
      }

      .contact-form-container {
          width: 100%;
          padding: 20px;
      }

      .form-input,
      .form-textarea,
      .submit-btn,
      .inner-submit-btn,
      .privacy-text {
          width: 100%;
      }

      .form-row-1,
      .form-row-2 {
          flex-direction: column;
          gap: 12px;
      }
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {

    .chat-section{
        margin-top: 50px;
    }
      .chat-section h2 {
          font-size: 36px;
      }

      .chat-section p {
          font-size: 14px;
      }

      .contact-section {
          padding: 40px 0;
      }

      .contact-form-container {
          border-radius: 12px;
          padding: 16px;
      }

      .form-input {
          height: 42px;
          font-size: 14px;
      }

      .form-textarea {
          height: 120px;
          font-size: 14px;
      }

      .submit-btn,
      .inner-submit-btn {
          height: 48px;
      }

      .inner-submit-btn p {
          font-size: 14px;
      }

      .privacy-text {
          font-size: 12px;
      }
  }