/* Visual refinements on the existing Hotter Consulting design. */
.hc-polished {
  --hc-blue: #405f83;
  --hc-ink: #0b1c31;
  --hc-text: #e4f0ed;
  --hc-lilac: #dedefd;
}
.hc-polished *, .hc-polished *::before, .hc-polished *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
.hc-polished :is(a,button,input,textarea):focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #dedefd; outline-offset: 4px; }
.hc-polished :is(a,button) { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: #dedefd33; }
.hc-polished header .section-inner-width-large { max-width: 1240px !important; }
.hc-polished header .section-content { padding-block: 12px !important; }
.hc-polished header .grid-row-has-columns { align-items: center !important; }
.hc-polished header .logo-image-container { width: 104px !important; height: 104px !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0 !important; }
.hc-polished header .logo-link { display: block; width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; padding-bottom: 0 !important; }
.hc-polished header .logo-image { display: block; position: static !important; width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; max-width: 100% !important; object-fit: contain; }
.hc-polished .navigation-item { padding: 11px 15px !important; border-radius: 5px !important; transition: background-color 160ms ease,color 160ms ease; }
.hc-polished .navigation-selected { background: #dedefd !important; color: #0b1c31 !important; }
.hc-polished .navigation-item:hover { background: #dedefd !important; color: #0b1c31 !important; }
.hc-polished .navigation-collapsible-subpages-wrapper { display: none !important; }
.hc-polished main .heading-root :is(h1,h2,h3) { line-height: 1.18 !important; text-wrap: balance; hyphens: none; overflow-wrap: normal; }
.hc-polished main .heading-root h1 { font-size: clamp(32px,4vw,50px) !important; }
.hc-polished main .heading-root h2 { font-size: clamp(29px,3.3vw,42px) !important; }
.hc-polished main .heading-root :is(h1,h2) span { font-size: inherit !important; }
.hc-polished :is(.button-primary-button,.form-button) {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: 12px 22px !important;
  background: #dedefd !important;
  color: #0b1c31 !important;
  border: 1px solid #dedefd !important;
  border-radius: 5px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  font-family: Karla,Arial,sans-serif !important;
  line-height: 1.35 !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  transition: background-color 160ms ease,transform 160ms ease,box-shadow 160ms ease;
}
.hc-polished :is(.button-primary-button,.form-button):hover { background: #efefff !important; box-shadow: 0 5px 18px #0b1c3122; transform: translateY(-1px); }
.hc-polished .form-input { min-height: 48px; border-radius: 4px !important; font-size: 17px !important; padding: 12px 14px !important; }
.hc-polished textarea.form-input { min-height: 145px; resize: vertical; }
.hc-polished .form-label { font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 7px; }
.hc-polished .form-input-combo { margin-bottom: 21px !important; }
.hc-polished .form-label-error { line-height: 1.45; }
.hc-polished .hc-form-section .section-inner-width-large { max-width: 1050px !important; }
.hc-home header .section-inner { background-image: none !important; background-color: transparent !important; }
.hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child { --header-height: 160px !important; }
.hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child > .section-inner {
  background-image: linear-gradient(180deg,#0b1c315e 0%,#0b1c3170 60%,#17344e9c 100%),url('/assets/38cae411d725acafc2.jpg') !important;
  background-position: center 43% !important;
  background-size: cover !important;
  background-attachment: scroll !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}
.hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child .section-inner-width { padding-top: clamp(55px,8vw,118px) !important; padding-bottom: 68px !important; max-width: 1120px !important; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.hc-home .hc-hero-image { position: absolute !important; inset: 0; width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; max-height: none !important; max-width: none !important; padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; transform: none !important; object-fit: cover !important; object-position: center 20% !important; z-index: 0; }
.hc-home .hc-hero-shade { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg,#0b1c315e 0%,#0b1c3170 60%,#17344e9c 100%); z-index: 1; }
.hc-home #section-content-with-grid-d0a307d5-ac6a-44f6-b90f-7290cc4a7c61 { display: block !important; height: auto !important; min-height: 0 !important; }
.hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child .grid-module-container-root { display: block !important; width: auto !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0 !important; }
.hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child .heading-root { max-width: 930px; margin-inline: auto; text-align: center; }
.hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child h3 { line-height: 1.28 !important; text-shadow: 0 2px 24px #0b1c3144; }
.hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child h3 > span:first-child { font-size: clamp(27px,3.35vw,41px) !important; }
.hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child h3 > span:last-child { display: inline-block; font-size: clamp(15px,1.6vw,19px) !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; }
.hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child h3 > br:nth-of-type(2) { display: none; }
.hc-hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 15px 24px; margin: 30px 22px 0; font-family: Karla,Arial,sans-serif; }
.hc-hero-actions .hc-hero-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; min-height: 46px; color: #e4f0ed; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #e4f0ed80; }
.hc-hero-actions .hc-hero-link:hover { border-bottom-color: #e4f0ed; }
.hc-hero-actions .button-primary-button { gap: 18px; font-size: 16px; }
.hc-intro .grid-row-has-columns { align-items: center; }
.hc-intro .image-container { max-width: 360px; margin-inline: auto; border-radius: 5px; overflow: hidden; }
.hc-intro .module-container-spacing { margin-top: 18px !important; }
.hc-intro .hc-intro-heading { font-family: BodoniModa,Georgia,serif !important; font-weight: 400 !important; color: #e4f0ed !important; }
.hc-intro .hc-intro-heading, .hc-intro .heading-root { text-align: center; }
.hc-intro .hc-intro-heading { max-width: 680px; margin-inline: auto; }
.hc-intro p { text-align: left !important; hyphens: none; line-height: 1.65 !important; }
.hc-benefits .heading-root h2 { max-width: 820px; margin-inline: auto; }
.hc-process { width: 100%; max-width: none; margin: 0; padding: 52px max(32px,calc((100% - 1046px)/2)) 46px; background: #405f83; color: #e4f0ed; font-family: Karla,Arial,sans-serif; }
.hc-process-head { text-align: center; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto 36px; }
.hc-process-kicker { font: 500 13px/1.5 Karla,Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1.4px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.hc-process h2 { font: 400 clamp(28px,3.3vw,40px)/1.2 BodoniModa,Georgia,serif; margin: 0; text-wrap: balance; }
.hc-process-list { list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr)); position: relative; margin: 0; padding: 0; gap: 32px; }
.hc-process-list::before, .hc-process-list::after { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 24px; height: 1px; left: 24px; right: 24px; background: #e4f0ed4d; z-index: 0; }
.hc-process-list::after { height: 2px; background: #dedefd; transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; transition: transform 1100ms cubic-bezier(.2,.65,.3,1); }
.hc-process-step { position: relative; z-index: 1; transition: opacity 600ms ease,transform 600ms ease; transition-delay: calc(var(--hc-step) * 150ms); }
.hc-step-number { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 49px; height: 49px; border: 1px solid #dedefd; border-radius: 50%; background: #405f83; color: #e4f0ed; font: 500 14px/1 Karla,Arial,sans-serif; transition: background-color 450ms ease,color 450ms ease; transition-delay: calc(var(--hc-step) * 210ms); }
.hc-process-step h3 { font: 400 27px/1.25 BodoniModa,Georgia,serif; margin: 20px 0 10px; }
.hc-process-step p { font: 400 17px/1.65 Karla,Arial,sans-serif; max-width: 30ch; margin: 0; }
.hc-process.is-prepared:not(.is-revealed) .hc-process-step { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
.hc-process.is-prepared:not(.is-revealed) .hc-process-list::after { transform: scaleX(0); }
.hc-process.is-revealed .hc-step-number { background: #dedefd; color: #0b1c31; }
.hc-process-note { text-align: center; margin: 32px 0 0; font: 400 16px/1.6 Karla,Arial,sans-serif; }
.hc-process-note a { color: #e4f0ed; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
.hc-footer-contact { border-top: 1px solid #e4f0ed4d; max-width: 1090px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 32px; padding: 25px 24px 12px; margin: 0 auto; font: 400 16px/1.55 Karla,Arial,sans-serif; }
.hc-footer-contact a { color: #e4f0ed !important; text-underline-offset: 4px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.hc-polished footer .section-inner { color: #e4f0ed !important; }
.hc-polished footer a { color: #e4f0ed !important; }
.hc-polished .hc-back-top { display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; }
@media(min-width:1024px) {
  .hc-polished .form-form { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); column-gap: 26px; }
  .hc-polished .form-form > .form-input-combo:nth-child(n+5), .hc-polished .form-form > :not(.form-input-combo) { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .hc-polished .form-form > .form-input-combo { min-width: 0; }
  .hc-polished .form-form > .form-checkbox-combo { margin-top: 4px; }
  .hc-polished .form-button { justify-self: start; }
}
@media(max-width:1023px) {
  .hc-polished .navigation-menu-toggle-trigger, .hc-polished .navigation-wrapper { width: 44px !important; height: 44px !important; }
  .hc-polished .navigation-root .navigation-list { padding-top: 104px !important; padding-bottom: 32px !important; }
}
@media(max-width:767px) {
  .hc-polished header .logo-image-container { width: 82px !important; height: 82px !important; }
  .hc-polished header .section-content { padding-block: 8px !important; }
  .hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child { --header-height: 130px !important; }
  .hc-polished .navigation-mobile-icons { min-width: 44px; min-height: 44px; }
  .hc-polished .navigation-mobile-icons svg { width: 28px !important; height: 28px !important; }
  .hc-polished main .heading-root h1 { font-size: clamp(31px,6vw,40px) !important; }
  .hc-polished main .heading-root h2 { font-size: clamp(28px,5.6vw,36px) !important; }
  .hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child .section-inner-width { padding-top: 39px !important; padding-bottom: 45px !important; }
  .hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child > .section-inner { background-position: 55% center !important; }
  .hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child .heading-root { padding-inline: 24px; }
  .hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child h3 > span:first-child { font-size: clamp(25px,5vw,33px) !important; }
  .hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child h3 > span:last-child { font-size: 15px !important; }
  .hc-hero-actions { margin-top: 24px; gap: 12px 22px; }
  .hc-intro .image-container { max-width: 290px; }
  .hc-intro .module-container-spacing { margin-top: 8px !important; }
  .hc-process { padding: 35px 25px 28px; }
  .hc-process-head { margin-bottom: 29px; text-align: left; }
  .hc-process-list { display: block; }
  .hc-process-list::before,.hc-process-list::after { left: 21px; right: auto; top: 22px; bottom: 25px; height: auto; width: 1px; }
  .hc-process-list::after { width: 2px; transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: top; }
  .hc-process.is-prepared:not(.is-revealed) .hc-process-list::after { transform: scaleY(0); }
  .hc-process-step { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr; column-gap: 20px; padding-bottom: 28px; }
  .hc-process-step:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
  .hc-step-number { width: 44px; height: 44px; grid-row: 1 / 3; }
  .hc-process-step h3 { margin: 5px 0 8px; font-size: 26px; }
  .hc-process-step p { max-width: 45ch; font-size: 16px; }
  .hc-process-note { text-align: left; margin-left: 64px; margin-top: 24px; font-size: 15px; }
  .hc-footer-contact { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding-top: 23px; }
}
@media(max-width:380px) {
  .hc-hero-actions { flex-direction: column; }
  .hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child .heading-root { padding-inline: 12px; }
  .hc-home #main > .section-root:first-child h3 > span:first-child { font-size: 25px !important; }
  .hc-process-step { gap: 0 16px; }
  .hc-process { padding-inline: 23px; }
  .hc-process-note { margin-left: 60px; }
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
  .hc-polished *, .hc-polished *::before, .hc-polished *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
  .hc-process.is-prepared .hc-process-step { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  .hc-process.is-prepared .hc-process-list::after { transform: none !important; }
  .hc-polished :is(.button-primary-button,.form-button):hover { transform: none; }
}