/*gloabl styles*/
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}

body {
    background-color: #f1faff; /* liight blue background */
    color: #666666;
    font-size: 16px;
}

/* header Styling */
header {
    width: 940px;
    height: 160px;
    margin: 20px auto;
    background-image: url("../images/header_banner_image.jpg");
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    position: relative;
    text-align: center;
    color: white;
}

header h1 {
    font-size: 2.5em;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

header p {
    font-size: 1.2em;
}

/* section Styling */
section {
    width: 940px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 30px;
    background-color: #ffffff; 
    border: 2px solid #000000;
    border-radius: 8px;
}

/* error messages */
#errorMessage {
    display: block;
    color: #ff0000;
    font-size: 1.1em;
    padding: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 5px;
}

/* Form Styles */
form {
    margin-top: 20px;
}

label {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    color: black;
    font-weight: bold;
}

input[type="text"], input[type="password"] {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    background-color: #f5f5f5; /* lighter background for the inputs */
}

input[type="submit"] {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px;
    background-color: #007bff; /* Blue button */
    color: white;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

input[type="submit"]:hover {
    background-color: #0056b3; /* darker blue on hover */
}

/* Links Styling */
a {
    color: #007bff; 
    text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Footer Styling */
footer {
    width: 940px;
    height: 30px;
    margin: 20px auto;
    background-color: #007bff; /* Blue footer */
    text-align: center;
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: 0.9em;
    color: #ffffff;
}

footer a {
    color: #fff;
}