:root {
  /* Colors from palette: #2C3D4F, #E01171, #344CB7, #FEFAE0 */
  --primary-color: #2C3D4F;
  --secondary-color: #1A252F; /* Darker variant of primary */
  --accent-color: #344CB7;
  --light-color: #FEFAE0;
  --dark-color: #0F1021;
  --gradient-primary: linear-gradient(135deg, #344CB7 0%, #2C3D4F 100%);
  --hover-color: #3A526A; /* Lighter variant of primary */
  --background-color: #FFFFFF;
  --text-color: #4B5563;
  --border-color: rgba(44, 61, 79, 0.2);
  --divider-color: rgba(52, 76, 183, 0.1);
  --shadow-color: rgba(15, 16, 33, 0.1);
  --highlight-color: #E01171; /* Accent/Complementary */
  
  /* Fonts: Montserrat and Open Sans */
  --main-font: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  --alt-font: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}

/* Background Pattern for Header */
.bg-pattern {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='60' height='60' viewBox='0 0 60 60' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cg fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd'%3E%3Cg fill='%23ffffff' fill-opacity='0.4'%3E%3Cpath d='M36 34v-4h-2v4h-4v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2h-4zm0-30V0h-2v4h-4v2h4v4h2V6h4V4h-4zM6 34v-4H4v4H0v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2H6zM6 4V0H4v4H0v2h4v4h2V6h4V4H6z'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}