/* =========================================
           CONTACT SECTION STYLES
           ========================================= */
        
        .contact-section {
            background-color: transparent; /* Matching the light gray background */
            padding: 0;
            width: 100%;
            
        }

        .contact-wrapper {
            max-width: 1480px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 0 1.2rem;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.8fr; /* Info is slightly narrower than the form */
            gap: 2rem;
        }

        .contact-panel {
            background-color: var(--card-bg);
            border-top: 3px solid var(--primary-blue);
            box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
            padding: 2.5rem;
            border-radius: 0 0 0.5rem 0.5rem;
            background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #f4faff, #FFFFFF, #FFFFFF, #FFFFFF, #FFFFFF, #FFFFFF, #FFFFFF, #FFFFFF);
        }

        /* Info Item Styles */
        .info-item {
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-start;
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
            flex-wrap: nowrap;
        }

        @media (max-width: 640px) {
            .info-item {
                flex-direction: column;
                justify-content: center;
                align-items: center;
            }
        }

        .info-icon {
            width: 3rem;
            height: 3rem;
            background-color: #e0f2fe; /* Light blue background for icons */
            color: var(--primary-blue);
            border-radius: 50%;
            border: 1px solid var(--shadow-hover);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            margin-right: 1.25rem;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }

        @media (max-width: 640px) {
            .info-icon {
                margin-right: 0;
                margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
            }
        }

        .info-icon svg {
            width: 1.5rem;
            height: 1.5rem;
        }

        .info-text {
            flex: 1;
            min-width: 0; 
        }

        .info-text h4 {
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--primary-dark-blue);
            margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
            margin-top: 0;
        }

        .info-text p, .info-text address {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            color: var(--text-dark);
            font-style: normal; /* overriding browser default for address */
            line-height: 1.5;
            text-align: left;
            margin: 0;
        }

        @media (max-width: 640px) {
            .info-text h4, .info-text p, .info-text address {
                text-align: center;
            }
        }

        .map-container {
            width: 100%;
            height: 250px;
            border-radius: 0.5rem;
            overflow: hidden;
            margin-top: 3rem;
        }

        .map-container iframe {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            border: 0;
        }

        /* Form Styles */
        .form-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 1.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .form-group-full {
            grid-column: span 2;
        }

        .form-label {
            display: block;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--text-dark);
            margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
        }

        .form-control {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 0.875rem 1rem;
            border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
            border-radius: 0.375rem;
            font-family: "PT Sans", "Arial", sans-serif;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            color: var(--text-dark);
            background-color: #ffffff;
            transition: border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
            outline: none;
        }

        /* Dark placeholder as requested */
        .form-control::placeholder {
            color: var(--text-dark);
            opacity: 0.6; /* Slight opacity difference to distinguish from typed text */
        }

        /* Elegant Hover and Focus effects */
        .form-control:hover,
        .form-control:focus {
            border-color: var(--primary-blue);
            /* Soft variable blue shadow glow */
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.15); 
        }

        textarea.form-control {
            resize: vertical;
            min-height: 160px;
        }

        /* Submit Button */
        .submit-btn {
            background-color: var(--primary-blue);
            color: #ffffff;
            font-family: "PT Sans", "Arial", sans-serif;
            font-weight: 600;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            padding: 0.875rem 2.5rem;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 999px; /* Pill shape */
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.3s var(--transition-curve);
            display: block;
            margin: 0 auto;
            will-change: transform, background-color, box-shadow;
        }

        /* Button Hover: Scale and color change */
        .submit-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
            background-color: var(--primary-dark-blue);
            transform: scale(1.05);
            box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.4);
        }

        /* Button Active: Depressing effect */
        .submit-btn:active:not(:disabled) {
            transform: scale(0.95) translateY(2px);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 6px -2px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.4);
        }

        /* Button Disabled (Grey state after click) */
        .submit-btn:disabled {
            background-color: #94a3b8; /* Greyed out */
            color: #f1f5f9;
            cursor: not-allowed;
            transform: none; 
            box-shadow: none;
        }

        /* Success Message Box */
        .success-message {
            margin-top: 2rem;
            padding: 1rem;
            background-color: #dcfce7; /* Very light green */
            color: #166534; /* Dark green */
            border-radius: 0.375rem;
            text-align: center;
            font-weight: 500;
            display: none; /* Hidden by default */
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(10px);
            transition: opacity 0.5s ease, transform 0.5s ease;
        }

        .success-message.show {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateY(0);
        }

        /* Responsive Contact Section */
        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .contact-wrapper {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr; /* Stack panels on tablet/mobile */
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 640px) {
            .form-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr; /* Stack form inputs on mobile */
            }
            .form-group-full {
                grid-column: span 1;
            }
        }