:root {
  --blue: #3C6EB5;
  --teal: #45ABB9;
  --black: #0A0A0A;
  --gray-bg: #F4F5F6;
  --gray-line: #E4E6E8;
  --gray-text: #6B7178;
  --grad: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--blue), var(--teal));
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { height: 100%; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  color: var(--black);
  background: #fff;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
main { flex: 1 0 auto; max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; }
footer { flex-shrink: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  margin: 0;
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.wrap { padding: 0 32px; }

/* Skip-Link (Barrierefreiheit) */
.skip-link {
  position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; z-index: 100;
  background: var(--blue); color: #fff; padding: 12px 20px;
  border-radius: 0 0 8px 0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; }

/* Header / Nav */
header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 10;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  border-bottom: 4px solid var(--blue);
  width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto;
}
.nav {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 16px 32px;
}
.nav img { height: 60px; display: block; }
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 0; font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 500; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; }
.nav-links a {
  color: var(--black); position: relative; padding: 6px 12px; margin-left: 20px;
  border-radius: 6px; transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
}
.nav-links a:first-child { margin-left: 0; }
.nav-links a:hover { background: var(--blue); color: #fff !important; }
.nav-links a.active { color: var(--blue); }
.nav-links a.active::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 12px; right: 12px; bottom: -1px; height: 2px;
  background: var(--grad);
}
.nav-links a.active:hover::after { background: #fff; }
.nav-links a.nav-cta {
  background: var(--blue); color: #fff !important; padding: 8px 18px; border-radius: 8px;
}
.nav-links a.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--teal); color: #fff !important; }
/* Hero */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 90px 32px 70px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.home-pattern {
  position: relative;
}
.home-pattern::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='104' viewBox='0 0 120 104'%3E%3Cpath d='M30 2 L90 2 L118 52 L90 102 L30 102 L2 52 Z' fill='none' stroke='%233C6EB5' stroke-width='1.4' opacity='0.16'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-size: 130px 112px;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--teal); text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.hero h1 {
  font-size: 42px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.hero p {
  font-size: 17px; color: #3a3d40; margin-bottom: 32px;
}
.hero p b { color: var(--black); }
.cta-row { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.btn {
  display: inline-block; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 600; font-family: inherit; border: none; cursor: pointer;
}
.btn-primary { background: var(--blue); color: #fff !important; }
.btn-secondary { border: 1.5px solid var(--gray-line); color: var(--black) !important; }

/* Page hero (Unterseiten) */
.page-hero { padding: 64px 32px 40px; }
.page-hero h1 { font-size: 34px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.page-hero p { color: var(--gray-text); font-size: 16px; }

section { padding: 64px 32px; }
.section-inner { width: 100%; }
section h2 { font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
section .sub { color: var(--gray-text); font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 40px; }

/* Process chain (signature element) */
.chain-section { padding-top: 10px; }
.chain-label { font-size: 13px; color: var(--gray-text); font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 28px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.03em; }
.chain { display: flex; }
.chain-step { flex: 1; position: relative; text-align: center; padding: 0 12px; }
.chain-step:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 21px; left: 50%; right: -50%; height: 2px;
  background: var(--grad);
}
.chain-dot {
  width: 42px; height: 42px; border-radius: 50%; margin: 0 auto 14px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: #fff; border: 2px solid var(--blue); position: relative; z-index: 1;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 14px; color: var(--blue);
}
.chain-step:nth-child(2) .chain-dot { border-color: #3E7DB6; color: #3E7DB6; }
.chain-step:nth-child(3) .chain-dot { border-color: #418DB7; color: #418DB7; }
.chain-step:nth-child(4) .chain-dot { border-color: #439CB8; color: #439CB8; }
.chain-step:nth-child(5) .chain-dot { background: var(--teal); border-color: var(--teal); color: #fff; }
.chain-title { font-weight: 600; font-size: 14.5px; }
.chain-desc { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--gray-text); margin-top: 4px; }

/* Pillars / grids */
.pillars { background: var(--gray-bg); }
.pillar-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
.pillar {
  background: #fff; border-radius: 12px; padding: 28px 24px;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
}
.pillar::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  background: var(--grad);
}
.pillar .num { font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px; color: var(--teal); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.pillar h3 { font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.pillar p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--gray-text); margin: 0; }

/* Chips */
.themen { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.chip {
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 20px;
  background: var(--gray-bg); border: 1px solid var(--gray-line); color: #3a3d40;
}

/* Card grid */
.card-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; margin-top: 8px; }
.card-grid.two { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.card {
  border: 1px solid var(--gray-line); border-radius: 12px; padding: 26px 22px;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.card::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
  background: var(--grad);
}
.card .tag {
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--blue); letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-bottom: 14px; display: block;
}
.card h3 { font-size: 16.5px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.card p { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--gray-text); margin: 0; }
.card a.card-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 14px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--blue) !important; }

/* Placeholder / "kommt noch" note */
.notice {
  background: var(--gray-bg); border: 1px dashed var(--gray-line); border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--gray-text); margin: 24px 0;
}

/* Kontakt */
.kontakt { text-align: center; }
.kontakt h2 { font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.kontakt p { color: var(--gray-text); max-width: 480px; margin: 0 auto 24px; }
.kontakt .btn-primary { padding: 13px 30px; }

footer { background: var(--blue); position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 15; max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; }
.footer-inner {
  padding: 28px 32px; font-size: 13px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85);
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;
}
.footer-inner a { color: #fff; }
.footer-inner a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.footer-inner .flinks { display: flex; gap: 20px; }

/* Dark contrast module */
.dark-module { background: #0E1420; color: #fff; }
.dark-module h2 { color: #fff; }
.dark-module .sub { color: #9BA5B4; }
.dark-module .card { border: 1px solid #232C3D; background: #141B29; }
.dark-module .card h3 { color: #fff; }
.dark-module .card p { color: #9BA5B4; }
.dark-module .card .tag { color: var(--teal); }

/* Simple content pages (Impressum/Datenschutz) */
.legal-wrap { padding: 48px 32px 100px; }
.legal-wrap h1 { font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.legal-wrap .stand { color: var(--gray-text); font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 32px; }
.legal-wrap h2 { font-size: 17px; margin: 34px 0 10px; color: var(--blue); }
.legal-wrap h3 { font-size: 14.5px; margin: 18px 0 6px; }
.legal-wrap p, .legal-wrap li { font-size: 14px; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.legal-wrap ul { padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.legal-wrap a { color: var(--blue); text-decoration: underline; }
.legal-wrap .box { background: var(--gray-bg); border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px 18px; margin: 14px 0; font-size: 13.5px; }

/* Zurück-Link auf Unterseiten (z.B. Prozessbeispiel-Detailseiten) */
.back-link { display: block; margin-bottom: 18px; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--blue) !important; }
.back-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

/* Article / Wissen-Beitrag */
.article-wrap { padding: 8px 0 20px; }
.article-wrap h2 { font-size: 19px; margin: 38px 0 12px; color: var(--blue); }
.article-wrap p { font-size: 15.5px; margin: 0 0 16px; color: #2a2c2e; }
.article-wrap p:first-of-type { font-size: 17px; color: var(--black); }
.article-wrap .quellen { margin-top: 44px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--gray-line); }
.article-wrap .quellen h3 { font-size: 13px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.03em; color: var(--gray-text); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.article-wrap .quellen ul { padding-left: 18px; margin: 0; }
.article-wrap .quellen li { font-size: 13px; color: var(--gray-text); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.article-wrap .quellen a { color: var(--blue); }
.article-closing { text-align: center; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--gray-text); padding: 40px 32px 70px; }
.article-closing a { color: var(--blue); text-decoration: underline; }

/* Contact form */
.form-wrap { max-width: 560px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 40px 24px 90px; }
.form-wrap h1 { font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.form-wrap h2 { font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.form-wrap .sub { color: var(--gray-text); font-size: 14.5px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.field { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.field label { display: block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 5px; }
.field input, .field textarea {
  width: 100%; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid var(--gray-line); border-radius: 6px;
  font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;
}
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 100px; }
.req { color: var(--blue); }
.optin { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--gray-text); margin: 18px 0; }
.optin input { margin-top: 3px; }
.optin a { color: var(--blue); text-decoration: underline; }
.steps { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-top: 40px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.step { flex: 1; min-width: 140px; background: var(--gray-bg); border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px; }
.step .n { color: var(--teal); font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px; }
.step .t { font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px; margin: 4px 0; }
.step .d { font-size: 12px; color: var(--gray-text); }

@media (max-width: 1040px) {
  .nav { flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; }
  .nav-links { margin-left: 0; }
  .nav-links a { margin-left: 0; margin-right: 20px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .pillar-grid, .card-grid, .card-grid.two { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: 30px; }
  .chain { flex-direction: column; gap: 28px; }
  .chain-step:not(:last-child)::after { display: none; }
  .footer-inner { flex-direction: column; }
}