body{
    background: #F4F4F4;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
   
}
.container{
    max-width: 1200px;
}

a{
    transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; 
    color: #EA4411;
    text-decoration: none;
}

p{
    font-size: 18px;
}
  h1{
    color: #4280EF; 
    font-size: 38px; 
    font-weight: 700;
 
  }
  h2{
    font-size: 28px; 
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #002664;
  }

  .cta_button_1,  a.cta_button_1{
   text-transform: capitalize;
    border: 2px solid #05A1E8;
    border-radius: 3rem;
    -webkit-border-radius: 3rem;
    -moz-border-radius: 3rem;
    font-weight: 600;
  }
  .cta_button_1:hover,  a.cta_button_1:hover{
    color: #ffffff !important;
    border: 2px solid #4280EF;
    background: #4280EF;
    border-radius: 3rem;
    -webkit-border-radius: 3rem;
    -moz-border-radius: 3rem;
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .cta_button_2,  a.cta_button_2{
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
     text-transform: capitalize;
     background: #4280EF;
     border: 2px solid #4280EF;
     border-radius: 3rem;
     -webkit-border-radius: 3rem;
     -moz-border-radius: 3rem;
     font-weight: 600;
     color: white;
     letter-spacing: 0.5px;
     text-decoration: none !important;
   }
   .cta_button_2:hover,  a.cta_button_2:hover{
     border: 2px solid #4280EF;
     color: #fff;
     background: #4280EF;
     border-radius: 3rem;
     -webkit-border-radius: 3rem;
     -moz-border-radius: 3rem;
     font-weight: 600;
     text-decoration: none !important;
   }
 

/* header nav section */
.header_search_form{
    position: relative;
}
.header_search_form input{
    height: auto;
}
.customSearchIcon{
    position: absolute;
    right: 14px;
    top: 0px;
    width: 35px;
    height: 35px;
}
.customSearchIcon:focus{
    outline: none !important;
}
.header_search_form input{
    border-radius: 5rem;
    -webkit-border-radius: 5rem;
    -moz-border-radius: 5rem;
    border-color: #646464;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.blg_heading_content h1{
    font-size: 52px;
}
.blg_header_content{
    /* border-bottom: 2px solid #F4F4F4; */
    padding: 0.2rem 0;
    position: relative;
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 25px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
}
.blg_header_content::before{
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top:0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 6px;
    background: rgb(23,72,204);
background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(23,72,204,1) 8%, rgba(23,72,204,1) 12%, rgba(64,193,28,1) 26%, rgba(81,176,29,1) 40%, rgba(230,25,33,1) 61%, rgba(242,161,34,1) 79%, rgba(245,194,34,1) 85%);
}

.navbar-brand{
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 30px;
    color: #163AE4;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
.navbar-brand img{
    width: 11rem;
}
.navbar-nav li{
    margin: 0 0.5rem;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
}
.navbar-nav li a{
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #646464;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom:3px solid white;
}
.navbar-nav li a:hover{
    color:#4ca30d; border-bottom:3px solid #4ca30d;
}
.navbar-nav li.current_page_item a{color:#4ca30d; border-bottom:3px solid #4ca30d; }
.navbar-nav li.current-menu-item a{color:#4ca30d; border-bottom:3px solid #4ca30d;}

/* heading section */
.blg_heading_content{
    padding: 2rem 0;
}

/* slider section */
.blg_carousal_slider{
    position: relative;
}
.blg_carousal_slider_container{
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    /* background: #4280EF; */
    background: #fcbc05;
    padding: 0rem 0;
}
.blg_seperator{
    background: #05A1E8;
    padding: 6rem 0;
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    bottom: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    margin-bottom: -70px;
}
.blg_carousal_slider .carousel{
    /* -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 25px 13px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 25px 13px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 25px 13px rgba(0,0,0,0.08); */
    padding: 0;
    border-radius: 7px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 7px;
    -moz-border-radius: 7px;
    
    background: white;
    z-index: 2;
}
.blg_custompadding{
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
}
.content_carousel{
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0px;
   
}

.carousel-inner{
    clear: both;
}
.content_carousel a{
    color: #272727;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.content_carousel a:hover{
    color: #004FD0;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.carousel-caption{
    position: relative;
    text-align: left;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    padding:30px;
}
.carousel-caption h2{
    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.carousel-caption p{
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #1F1F1F;
  
}
.blg_tagcontainer{
    padding: 1rem 0;
}
.blg_tagcontainer span{
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #646464;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

/* main content area */
.blg_main_content{
    width: 100%;
    float: left;
    margin-top: 2rem;
    padding: 2rem;
    background: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
    border-radius: 7px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 7px;
    -moz-border-radius: 7px;
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 25px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
}
.blg_main_content .blg_padding_right{
    padding-right: 3rem;
}
.blg_padding_right{
    padding-right: 3rem;
}
.blg_content_area{
    order: 1;
}
.blg_post_outer{
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto;
}
.blg_post{
    grid-column: 1;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #646464;
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.blg_post:last-child{
    border-bottom: 0;
}
.blg_thumbnails img{
    width: inherit;
}
.blg_post_meta{
 font-weight: 700;
 font-size: 14px;
 letter-spacing: 1px;
 color: #646464;
 margin-top: 0.5rem;
}
.blg_post_meta span{
    margin-right: 0rem;
}
.blg_post_meta svg{
    margin-top: -3px;
}
.blg_post p{
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
}
.blg_post_title{
    margin: 1.5rem 0;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.blg_post_title a{
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #002664;
    transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.blg_post_title a:hover{
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #004FD0;
}
.blg_sidebar{
    order: 2;
}
.blg_sidebar ul{
    list-style: none;
    padding-left: 0;
    margin: 2rem 0;
}
.blg_sidebar ul li{
    margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.blg_sidebar ul li a{
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #646464;
    text-decoration: none;

}
.blg_sidebar img{
    width: 110px;
    border-radius: 7px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 7px;
    -moz-border-radius: 7px;
}
.blg_sidebar h2{
    background: #4280EF;
    color: white;
    padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
    border-radius: 7px;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.post_title{
    padding-left: 1rem;
    display: grid;
    align-items: center;
}

.post_title a{
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #272727;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.wp-block-latest-posts__post-date, .wp-block-latest-posts__post-author{
    color: #05A1E8;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.sponsorAdd_729X90_wrapper{
    display: none;
}
.sponsorAdd_729X90{
    width: 729px;
    height: 90px;
    background: #D9D9D9;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin: auto;
}
.sponsorAdd_336X280{
    margin-top: 2rem;
    width: 336px;
    height: 280px;
    background: #D9D9D9;
}

.footer{
    /* background: #03112F; */
    background: #002664;
    clear: both;
    color: white;
    text-align: center;
}
.footer_top{
  padding: 3rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #004FD0;
}
.footer_top figure {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
.footer_top figure img{
    width: 12rem;
}
.footer_bottom{
    padding: 2rem 0;
}
.footer_bottom ul{
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
} 
.footer_bottom ul li{
    display: inline;
    margin:  0 0.3rem;
}
.footer_bottom ul li a{
   text-transform: capitalize;
   color: white;
   text-decoration: none;
   font-size: 14px;
   letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.footer_bottom p{
    font-size: 14px;
}

.footer-nav li.astm-search-menu{
    display: none;
}


/* single blog style */
.blg_single_hero{
    /* height: 500px; */
    /* height: 628px; */
    padding: 0;
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 7px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 7px;
    -moz-border-radius: 7px;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.blg_single_hero::after{
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.11);
    display: none;
}

.blg_single_hero img{
    object-fit: cover;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}
.entry_content{
    /* max-width: 750px; */
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 2;
    display: block;
    text-align: left;
    color: white;
    /* padding: 3rem; */
    /* padding: 1.5rem 3rem;
    background: rgb(5,161,224);
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(5,161,224,1) 0%, rgba(245,194,34,0) 70%); */
   
}

.entry_content h1{
    color:white;
    font-size: 38px;
}

.entry_content .blg_tagcontainer span{
    color:#fff ;
}

.blg_content_area h2{
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 700;
}
.blg_content_area h3{
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 700;
}
.blg_content_area img, .blg_content_area h2, .blg_content_area h3{
    margin: 1rem 0;
    border-radius: 0.4rem;
    -webkit-border-radius: 0.4rem;
    -moz-border-radius: 0.4rem;
}

.blg_single_content p{
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    line-height: 2rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
    font-size: 19px;
}
.blg_single_content_inner{
    padding: 2rem;
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 7px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 7px;
    -moz-border-radius: 7px;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 15px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
}
.blg_next_pre_post{
    padding: 3rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid #646464;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
.blg_next_pre_post a{
    color: #fff;
    background: #05A1E8;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 1rem; 
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    padding: 0.4rem 1rem;
}
.blg_next_pre_post a:hover{
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 1rem; 
    font-weight: 700;
    background: #4280EF;
}
.blg_comment_form{
    padding: 2rem 0 6rem;
}
.blg_form_container div{
    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.form-control{
    border-color: #646464;
    height: 47px;
}
.comment_area{
    min-height: calc(1.5em + 5.75rem + calc(var(--bs-border-width)* 2)) !important;
}


/* Addtional css */
.menu-headermenu-container{
    margin-left: auto; 
}

.is-form-style input.is-search-input{
   border: 0 !important;
   background: transparent !important;
}
.is-form-style{
    border: 1px solid #646464;
    border-radius: 5rem;
    -webkit-border-radius: 5rem;
    -moz-border-radius: 5rem;
}

.is-form-style input.is-search-submit, .is-search-icon{
    background: transparent;
    border: 0;
}
.is-form-style input.is-search-submit, .is-search-icon:hover{
    background: transparent;
    border: 0;
}
.wp-block-latest-posts.wp-block-latest-posts__list li{
    overflow: hidden;
}
html{
    margin-top: 0 !important;
}
.commentlist {
    padding-left: 0;
}
.commentlist .children{
    padding-left: 0;
}
.commentlist li{
    list-style: none;
}
.comment-author img{display: none;}
.comment-author a{
    color: #646464;
    font-style: normal;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
}
.comment-meta a{
    color: #646464;
    font-style: normal;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}
.commentlist p{
    border: 1px solid  #ccc;
    padding: 1rem;
}

.comment-reply-link{
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
    background: #3FBF20;
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 2rem;
    -webkit-border-radius: 2rem;
    -moz-border-radius: 2rem;
}
.comment-body{
    margin: 1rem 0;
}
.reply{
    margin-top: 1rem;
}
.comment-form p{
    display: block;
}
.comment-form label{
    display: block;
}
.comment-form textarea{
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 150px;
}
.comment-form input{
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
  }
.comment-form .submit{
    width: auto;
    background: #05A1E8;
    color: #fff;
    border: 0;
    padding: 0.5rem 2rem;
    border-radius: 2rem;
    -webkit-border-radius: 2rem;
    -moz-border-radius: 2rem;
    
}
.comment-form-cookies-consent label, .comment-form-cookies-consent input{
    width: auto;
    display: inline-block;
}
.wp-block-categories-list {
    margin-top: 0 !important;
}
.wp-block-categories-list li{
    padding: 1rem 0;
    margin-bottom: 0.2rem !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #c5c4c4;
}

/* wp recent post slider */
.wppsac-post-slider h2.wppsac-post-title a, .wppsac-post-carousel h2.wppsac-post-title a{
    font-size: 30px;
    line-height: 1.2;
}
.wppsac-post-slider.design-4 .wppsac-post-image-bg{
    height: 400px;
    border-radius: 7px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 7px;
    -moz-border-radius: 7px;
}
.wppsac-post-date{
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #646464;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    padding: 1rem 0;
}

.wppsac-sub-content{
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 18px !important;
    color: #1F1F1F;
}
.wppsac-readmorebtn{
    text-transform: capitalize;
    border: 2px solid #F6C300 !important;
    background: #F6C300;
    color: #fff !important;
    border-radius: 3rem;
    -webkit-border-radius: 3rem;
    -moz-border-radius: 3rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1rem !important;
}
.wppsac-post-categories .wppsac-post-categories-list li:nth-child(4n+1) a{
    background: #DC3030;
    border-radius: 3px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
    -moz-border-radius: 3px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.wppsac-post-slider .wppsac-post-date::after{
    background: #DC3030;
}

.wp-block-latest-posts__post-title{
    display: block;
    height: 60px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Archive page */
.titlesubpages{
    font-size: 28px;
    /*padding: 0.5rem 1rem;*/
    padding:0;
    border-radius: 7px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 7px;
    -moz-border-radius: 7px;
    color: #4ca30d;
    font-family: "Red Hat Display", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.archive .blg_main_content, .search-results .blg_main_content, .error404 .blg_main_content{
    margin-top: 2rem;
}
.error404 .blg_main_content h1{
    color: #EA4411;
    text-transform: capitalize;
}
.error404 p{
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    margin-top: 1rem;
}
.error404img img{
    max-width: 500px;
}
.pages{
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1px;

}
.wp_pagenav{
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 1px solid #c5c4c4;
    padding-top: 2rem;
}
.wp_pagenav a{
    color: #004FD0;
    padding: 0.5rem 0.8rem;
    background: #004FD0;
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 3px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
    -moz-border-radius: 3px;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.wp_pagenav a:hover{
    background: #05A1E8;
}
.wp_pagenav .current{
    background: #05A1E8;
    padding: 0.5rem 0.8rem;
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 3px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
    -moz-border-radius: 3px;
}
.wp-block-tag-cloud{
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
.tag-cloud-link{
    font-size: 0.9rem !important;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem;
    color: #fff;
    background: #4ca30d;
    border: 2px solid #34A853;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 3px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
    -moz-border-radius: 3px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.copyright-text{
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}


.wpb-posts-nav {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    grid-gap: 50px;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1200px;
}
  
.wpb-posts-nav a {
    display: grid;
    grid-gap: 20px;
    align-items: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    background: transparent;
}
.wpb-posts-nav a:hover{
    text-decoration: none;
    background: transparent;
}
  
.wpb-posts-nav h4,
.wpb-posts-nav strong {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 14px;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #DC3030;
}
.wpb-posts-nav strong {
    font-size: 12px;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    color: #05A1E8;
}
  
.wpb-posts-nav a svg {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
  
.wpb-posts-nav > div:nth-child(1) a {
    grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr;
    text-align: left;
}
  
.wpb-posts-nav > div:nth-child(2) a {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 100px;
    text-align: right;
}
  
.wpb-posts-nav__thumbnail {
    display: block;
    margin: 0;
}
  
.wpb-posts-nav__thumbnail img {
    border-radius: 10px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 10px;
    -moz-border-radius: 10px;
}


/* :default style */
.blg_post_outer a, .blg_post_outer li{
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    line-height: 2rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
    font-size: 19px;
   
}
.blg_post_outer a{
     text-decoration: underline;
}
.blg_post_outer h4{
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    font-size: 22px;
}
.blg_post_outer figure img{
    border-radius: 0;
    -webkit-border-radius: 0px;
    -moz-border-radius: 0px;
}

.blg_post_outer .wp-block-rank-math-toc-block{
   padding: 1rem;
   border: 1px solid #c5c4c4;
   background: #f7f7f7;
}
.blg_post_title a{
    font-size:30px;
     text-decoration: none;
}
.wpcf7-form-control{width:100%;}
.wpcf7-submit{
    width:auto;
     padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
     text-transform: capitalize;
     background: #4280EF;
     border: 2px solid #4280EF;
     border-radius: 3rem;
     -webkit-border-radius: 3rem;
     -moz-border-radius: 3rem;
     font-weight: 600;
     color: white;
     letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}