:root /*colour are now variables*/
{
    --white: #F1F1F1;
    --offset-white: #FFFFFF;
	--gray: #DEDEDE;
	--blue: #AFDCEC;
	--accent: #8A2BE2;
    --footer: #212529;
    --error: #ff5050;

    --white-backup: #F1F1F1;
    --offset-white-backup: #FFFFFF;
	--gray-backup: #DEDEDE;
	--blue-backup: #AFDCEC;
	--accent-backup: #8A2BE2;
    --footer-backup: #212529;
    --error-backup: #ff5050;
}

.about-us-body {
    background-color: var(--white);
}

hr {
    color: var(--footer);
}

.btn-send {
    font-weight: 300;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    width: 80%;
    margin-left: 3px
}

.help-block.with-errors {
    color: var(--error);
    margin-top: 5px
}

.navBar{
    background-color: var(--blue);
    z-index: 1;
}

.navbarLogo{
    background-color: var(--white);
    margin: 0px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--accent);
}

#eventsText{
    padding: 75px;
    background-image: url('../img/events.png');
    width: 100%;

    color: var(--white);
    font-size: 100px;
    text-align: right;
}

.card {
    margin: 0 auto; /* Added */
    float: none; /* Added */
    margin-bottom: 10px; /* Added */

    background: linear-gradient(var(--white), var(--blue)); /* *** Added */
}

.tense{
    width: 100%;
    padding: 20px;
    border-bottom: var(--accent);

    background-color:  var(--white);
    text-indent: 20px;
}

.sidenav {
    width: 15%;
    background-color: var(--blue);
}

.cards {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin: 10px;
}

.card-style-brif{
    width: 250px;
    height: 550px;
    margin: 30px;

    background-color: var(--blue);
    border-color: #699fb3;
}


.program-style{
    /* display: flex; */
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    /* margin: 10px; */
    width: 100vw;
    height: 55vh;
    /* margin: 30px; */

    /* background-color: var(--blue); */
    /* border-color: #699fb3; */
}


.card-style{
    /* width: 250px;
    height: 550px; */
    margin: 30px;

    background-color: var(--blue);
    border-color: #699fb3;
}

.intro {
    background-color: var(--offset-white);
}

.teachers{  /* *** new css (all the teachers css) */
    height: 300px;

    text-align: center; 
    margin: auto;
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    padding: 10px 10px 0px 10px;
    border-radius: 30px;
    transition: background-color 0.3s, border 0.3s;
}

.teachers:hover {
    background-color: var(--blue);
}

.teacher-text{
    margin-top: 10px;
    text-decoration: none !important;
}

.teacher-text:link{
    text-decoration: none !important;
}

.teacher-img{
    min-height: 140px;
    border-radius: 50%;
}

.join-us{
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), rgba(100, 100, 0, 0.2)), url(https://eduma.thimpress.com/demo-vc/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/bg-footer.jpg?id=7322);

    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

#btn-back-to-top {
    position: fixed;
    height:50px;
    width:50px;
    bottom: 20px;
    right: 20px;
    display: none;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    background-image: url('../img/back-up-to-top.png');
    background-size: cover;
}

/* index.html */

.carousel-background-3 {
    position: relative; 
    height: 100vh;
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background-image: url('../img/index/bg_register_now.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
}

.carousel-background-3::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;
    right: 0px;
    bottom: 0px;
    left: 0px;
    background-color: rgba(176, 179, 37, 0.466);
}

/* Login & Sign Up */

.login-background {
    /* this is needed or the background will be offset by a few pixels at the top */
    overflow: auto;
    position: relative;
}
  
.login-background::before {
    content: "";
    position: fixed;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: -1;
  
    display: block;
    background-image: url('../img/login/login-background.jpeg');
    background-size:cover;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
  
    -webkit-filter: blur(5px);
    -moz-filter: blur(5px);
    -o-filter: blur(5px);
    -ms-filter: blur(5px);
    filter: blur(5px);
}

.bg-image-vertical {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right center;
    background-size: auto 100%;
}
    
@media (min-width: 1025px) {
    .h-custom-2 {
        height: 100%;
    }
}

/* Footer */

.footer-a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.3s;
}

.footer-a:hover, .footer-a:focus {
    text-decoration: none;
}

footer {
    background: var(--footer);
}