:root {
  --hire: #43beca;
  --bekah: #663399;
  --popink: #E30B5C;
  --yelgreen: #ACF63C;
  --neutral: #DAD2DA;
  --darkaf: #242124;
  --borderTest: #2C252B;
}
#logo {
  font-family: "Yatra One";
  font-size: xx-large;
  text-decoration: none;
  margin: 0px 10px 5px 15px;
  padding: 10px 10px 5px;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.hi {
  color: var(--hire);
}

.gradient-text {
  color: transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(25deg, var(--hire) 35%, var(--bekah) 65%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}

.bekah {
  color: var(--bekah);
}

header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background-color: #DAD2DA;
  margin: 0px 3px;
  padding: 5px 5px 0px;
}

.nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

nav ul {
  list-style-type: none;
  display: flex;
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0px;
  /* overflow: hidden; */
}  

nav li {
  margin-left: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}

nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color:#663399;
  display: inline-block;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px 12px;
}

nav a:hover {
  background-color: #43beca;
  border-radius: 5px;
  /* darker purple for contrast */
  color:#52297A;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .navbar li {
    float: none;
  }
  .navbar ul {
    text-align: center;
  }
  .navbar li a {
    display: inline-block;
  }
  section {
    width:fit-content;
  }

  img {
    height: 200px;
    margin-left: -25px;
  }
}

.joat {
margin-top: -5px;
}
/* background color order: purple, blue, french grey, purple, blue.... */
/* black/greenyellow for pop moments */
.joatRopes {
  margin: 0px 3px; 
  padding: 1px 50px 25px;
}

/* trades */
section {
  margin: 0px 3px;
  padding: 25px 50px 25px;
}
/* background color sets */
.purpleBackground {
  background-color: rgba(102, 51, 153, 0.8);
}

.blueBackground {
  background-color: #43beca;
}

.greyBackground {
  background-color: #dad2da;
}

p {
margin: 25px 0px 25px;
}

h3 {
margin: 25px 0px 5px;
}

.contactForm {
  background-color: #acf63c;
  color: #52297A;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  margin: 10px 5px;
  padding: 10px 18px;  
  outline: 2px solid var(--borderTest);
  border-radius: 7px;
}

.contactForm:hover {
box-shadow: 1px 1px #242124;

}

#about {
  margin: 0px 3px;
  padding: 25px 50px 35px;
}

footer ul {
  text-align: center;
}

footer li {
  display: inline;
  padding: 2px 10px 2px;
}

/* contact form */
/* body{
background: rgb(102,51,153);
background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(102,51,153,1) 0%, rgba(67,190,202,1) 100%);
} */

.contactMain {
/* border: 2px solid red; */
display:block;
flex-direction: column;
text-align: center;
max-width: 700px;
margin: auto;
/* padding: 0px 50px 10px; */
}

.contactMe {
text-align: center;
}

form {
  /* border: 2px solid var(--hire); */
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: inline-block;
  text-align: left;
  width: 50%;
  height: 40vh;
  margin-top: 10px;
  padding: 20px 60px;
}

input, select, textarea, button {
box-sizing: border-box;
display: block;
width: 100%;
padding: 5px 10px;
}

select{
font-size: 16px;
margin: 3px 0px;

}

button {
transition-duration: 0.6s;
border: none;
background: rgb(67,190,202);
background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(67,190,202,1) 0%, rgba(102,51,153,1) 60%);
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 8px 0;
}

button:hover {
background: rgb(102,51,153);
background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(102,51,153,1) 0%, rgba(67,190,202,1) 64%);
}

/* .contactFooter {

} */

/* thank you */
.thankYou {
text-align: center;
font-size: 30px;
}

.whatToExpect {
text-align: center;
font-size: 20px;
}