:root {
        --primary-color: #006273;
        --secondary-color: #00a0b8;
        --light-bg: #e9f1f3;
        --card-shadow: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 4px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
        --border-radius: 8px;
    }

    body {
        background-color: var(--light-bg);
        color: #333;
    }

    /* Modern Card Styling */
    .card {
        border: none;
        border-radius: var(--border-radius);
        box-shadow: var(--card-shadow);
        transition: transform 0.2s;
    }

    .card-header {
        background-color: white;
        /* Clean header background */
        border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: 1.15rem;
        color: var(--primary-color);
    }

    /* Floating Label Custom Input Redesign */
    .custom-input,
    .custom-select {
        position: relative;
        margin-bottom: 2rem;
        /* Increased spacing */
    }

    .custom-input input,
    .custom-select select {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 10px 10px 10px 15px;
        border: 1px solid #ccc;
        border-radius: 5px;
        font-size: 1rem;
        background-color: white;
        transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
    }

    /* Select2 override for better look */
    .select2-container--default .select2-selection--single {
        height: 44px !important;
        padding-top: 5px !important;
        border-radius: 5px !important;
        border: 1px solid #ccc !important;
    }

    .custom-input label {
        position: absolute;
        top: 12px;
        left: 15px;
        color: #496d7e;
        pointer-events: none;
        transition: 0.2s ease all;
        background-color: white;
        padding: 0 5px;
    }

    .custom-select label {
        color: #496d7e;
    }

    .custom-input input:focus~label,
    /* .custom-input input:valid ~ label, */
    .custom-input input:not(:placeholder-shown)~label,
    .custom-select select:focus~label,
    /* .custom-select select:valid ~ label, */
    .custom-select select:not([value=""])~label {
        top: -10px;
        left: 10px;
        font-size: 0.75rem;
        color: var(--primary-color);
    }

    .custom-input input:focus,
    .custom-select select:focus {
        border-color: var(--primary-color);
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.25rem rgba(0, 98, 115, 0.25);
        outline: none;
    }

    /* Improved Icon Circle for Back Button */
    .icon-circle {
        width: 40px;
        height: 40px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        border: 1px solid #eee;
        background-color: #6d909e;
        color: #fff;
        transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
        margin-right: 15px;
        margin-bottom: -8px;
    }

    .icon-circle:hover {
        background-color: var(--primary-color);
        color: white;
    }

    /* Enhanced File Upload Area */
    .file-upload-box {
        height: 60px;
        border: 2px dashed var(--secondary-color) !important;
        background-color: #e9f8ff !important;
        color: var(--primary-color);
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background-color 0.2s;
        border-radius: var(--border-radius);
    }

    .file-upload-box:hover {
        background-color: #d8f1ff !important;
    }

    /* Sticky Instructions */
    .sticky-instructions {
        background-color: var(--primary-color);
        color: white;
        border-radius: var(--border-radius);
        box-shadow: var(--card-shadow);
    }

    .sticky-instructions ul {
        list-style: disc inside;
        padding-left: 1rem;
    }

    /* Progress Stepper (New UX Feature) */
    .step-progress {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        position: relative;
    }

    .step-progress::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        left: 10%;
        right: 10%;
        height: 3px;
        background: #ddd;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        z-index: 1;
    }

    .step {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
        z-index: 2;
        width: 30%;
    }

    .step-icon {
        width: 40px;
        height: 40px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: #ddd;
        color: white;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        font-weight: bold;
        transition: background 0.3s;
        margin-bottom: 5px;
    }

    .step-text {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        color: #777;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .step.active .step-icon {
        background: var(--primary-color);
    }

    .step.completed .step-icon {
        background: var(--secondary-color);
    }

    input {
        background: transparent;
    }

    select {
        background: transparent;
    }

    .required::after {
        content: " *";
        color: red;
        font-weight: bold;
    }

    /* === Datepicker Container === */
    .datepicker {
        border-radius: 10px;
        border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
        padding: 8px;
        font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
        z-index: 1600 !important;
    }

    /* === Header === */
    .datepicker .datepicker-switch {
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #1f2937;
    }

    .datepicker .prev,
    .datepicker .next {
        border-radius: 50%;
        width: 34px;
        height: 34px;
        line-height: 34px;
    }

    .datepicker .prev:hover,
    .datepicker .next:hover {
        background: #f1f5f9;
    }

    /* === Weekdays === */
    .datepicker thead th {
        color: #64748b;
        font-size: 13px;
        font-weight: 600;
        padding: 6px 0;
    }

    /* === Calendar Cells === */
    .datepicker table tr td {
        width: 36px;
        height: 36px;
        border-radius: 8px;
        font-size: 14px;
        transition: all 0.2s ease;
    }

    /* Hover */
    .datepicker table tr td:hover {
        background: #e0f2fe;
        color: #0284c7;
    }

    /* Today */
    .datepicker table tr td.today,
    .datepicker table tr td.today:hover {
        background: #fde68a;
        color: #92400e;
        font-weight: 600;
    }

    /* Selected date */
    .datepicker table tr td.active,
    .datepicker table tr td.active:hover {
        background: #2563eb;
        color: #ffffff;
        font-weight: 600;
    }

    /* Disabled dates */
    .datepicker table tr td.disabled,
    .datepicker table tr td.disabled:hover {
        color: #cbd5e1;
        background: transparent;
        cursor: not-allowed;
    }

    /* === Months & Years === */
    .datepicker table tr td span {
        border-radius: 8px;
        padding: 10px 0;
        transition: all 0.2s ease;
    }

    .datepicker table tr td span:hover {
        background: #e0f2fe;
        color: #0284c7;
    }

    .datepicker table tr td span.active {
        background: #2563eb;
        color: #fff;
    }

    /* === Footer Buttons === */
    .datepicker .clear,
    .datepicker .today {
        border-radius: 8px;
        font-weight: 600;
    }