/* VSI Blog: loaded after brand.css by the parent-owned head contract. */
.vsi-blog,
.vsi-blog-home {
  --vsi-blog-cyan: var(--brand-cyan, #00aeef);
  --vsi-blog-magenta: var(--brand-magenta, #ec0c8c);
  --vsi-blog-lime: var(--brand-lime, #d7df23);
  --vsi-blog-green: var(--brand-green, #009e4d);
  --vsi-blog-navy: var(--brand-navy, #212934);
  --vsi-blog-blue: var(--brand-blue, #036aab);
  --vsi-blog-soft: var(--brand-soft-blue, #eef9fe);
}

/* Blog index */
.vsi-blog-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 84px 0 64px;
  background: var(--vsi-blog-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid #cceaf6;
}

.vsi-blog-hero::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 280px;
  height: 280px;
  right: -106px;
  top: -166px;
  border: 38px solid var(--vsi-blog-lime);
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity: .72;
}

.vsi-blog-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(250px, .85fr);
  align-items: end;
  gap: 72px;
}

.vsi-blog-hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.vsi-blog-hero h1 { color: var(--vsi-blog-navy); font-size: clamp(48px, 6vw, 76px); }
.vsi-blog-hero-copy { max-width: 435px; padding-bottom: 5px; }
.vsi-blog-hero-copy p { color: #3e566c; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.85; }
.vsi-blog-topic-context { display: block; margin-top: 18px; color: var(--vsi-blog-blue); font-size: 12px; }

.vsi-blog-index-content { padding-top: 48px; padding-bottom: 94px; }
.vsi-blog-tools { display: grid; gap: 20px; }

.vsi-blog-search {
  display: flex;
  width: min(100%, 600px);
  border: 1px solid #abd8e9;
  border-radius: 7px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px #036aab0a;
}

.vsi-blog-search input {
  min-width: 0;
  flex: 1;
  border: 0;
  padding: 15px 18px;
  color: var(--vsi-blog-navy);
  background: transparent;
  font-size: 13px;
}

.vsi-blog-search input:focus { outline: 0; }
.vsi-blog-search:focus-within { outline: 3px solid #00aeef40; outline-offset: 3px; }

.vsi-blog-search button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0 20px;
  background: var(--vsi-blog-cyan);
  color: var(--vsi-blog-navy);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.vsi-blog-search button:hover { background: #8bdbf7; }
.vsi-blog-search button span { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1; }

.vsi-blog-topics,
.vsi-blog-home-topics {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

.vsi-blog-topics a,
.vsi-blog-home-topics a {
  border: 1px solid #b8dceb;
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 7px 13px;
  color: #426273;
  background: #fff;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.vsi-blog-topics a:hover,
.vsi-blog-topics a.active,
.vsi-blog-home-topics a:hover {
  border-color: var(--vsi-blog-blue);
  background: var(--vsi-blog-blue);
  color: #fff;
}

.vsi-blog-results-header {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 32px;
  margin: 52px 0 30px;
  padding-top: 26px;
  border-top: 1px solid #d7e8ef;
}

.vsi-blog-results-header .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 9px; }
.vsi-blog-results-header h2 { color: var(--vsi-blog-navy); font-size: clamp(29px, 3.5vw, 42px); }
.vsi-blog-results-header p { margin-bottom: 4px; color: #536779; font-size: 12px; white-space: nowrap; }
.vsi-blog-results-header p strong { color: var(--vsi-blog-magenta); }

.vsi-blog-feature {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(260px, .85fr);
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  border: 1px solid #cfe5ee;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: #fff;
}

.vsi-blog-feature-image { min-height: 322px; background: var(--vsi-blog-soft); }
.vsi-blog-feature-image img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.vsi-blog-feature-placeholder { display: grid; width: 100%; height: 100%; place-items: center; color: var(--vsi-blog-blue); font-family: var(--heading); font-size: 50px; font-weight: 700; }
.vsi-blog-feature-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: center; padding: 42px; }
.vsi-blog-kicker { color: var(--vsi-blog-blue); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.vsi-blog-feature h2 { margin-top: 17px; color: var(--vsi-blog-navy); font-size: clamp(25px, 3vw, 36px); line-height: 1.25; }
.vsi-blog-feature h2 a:hover { color: var(--vsi-blog-blue); }
.vsi-blog-feature-copy p { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin-top: 18px; color: #627181; font-size: 11px; }
.vsi-blog-feature-copy .text-link { margin-top: 25px; }
.vsi-blog-results-grid { row-gap: 48px; }

.vsi-blog-empty-state { padding: 66px 20px; text-align: center; border: 1px dashed #b9dbe8; border-radius: 10px; background: #f9fdff; }
.vsi-blog-empty-state h2 { font-size: 29px; }
.vsi-blog-empty-state p { margin: 13px auto 22px; font-size: 13px; }

.vsi-blog-pagination { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 18px; margin-top: 64px; font-size: 12px; }
.vsi-blog-pagination a { border: 1px solid #b8dbe9; border-radius: 5px; padding: 9px 15px; color: var(--vsi-blog-blue); font-weight: 600; }
.vsi-blog-pagination a:hover { border-color: var(--vsi-blog-blue); background: var(--vsi-blog-soft); }
.vsi-blog-pagination span { color: #627181; }

/* Article */
.vsi-article-header { max-width: 1100px; padding-top: 68px; padding-bottom: 35px; }
.vsi-article-header .breadcrumb { margin-bottom: 27px; }
.vsi-article-header > .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.vsi-article-header h1 { max-width: 1040px; color: var(--vsi-blog-navy); font-size: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 58px); line-height: 1.18; }

.vsi-article-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 16px; margin-top: 25px; color: #627181; font-size: 11px; }
.vsi-article-meta span + span::before { content: '·'; margin-right: 16px; color: var(--vsi-blog-magenta); }
.vsi-article-meta strong { color: var(--vsi-blog-navy); }

.vsi-article-cover { max-width: 1100px; }
.vsi-article-cover img { width: 100%; max-height: 500px; min-height: 280px; border-radius: 12px; object-fit: cover; }

.vsi-article-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 286px; gap: 68px; max-width: 1100px; padding-top: 52px; }
.vsi-article-reading { min-width: 0; }

.vsi-answer-panel {
  margin-bottom: 34px;
  padding: 27px 30px;
  border-left: 5px solid var(--vsi-blog-magenta);
  border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0;
  background: var(--brand-soft-pink, #fff1f8);
}

.vsi-answer-panel .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 10px; color: var(--vsi-blog-magenta); }
.vsi-answer-panel .eyebrow::before { background: var(--vsi-blog-cyan); }
.vsi-answer-panel h2 { color: var(--vsi-blog-navy); font-size: 23px; }
.vsi-answer-panel p { margin-top: 11px; color: #4a4e57; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.85; }

.vsi-article-contents {
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  padding: 25px 28px;
  border: 1px solid #c9e6f1;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: #f8fdff;
}

.vsi-article-contents h2 { color: var(--vsi-blog-navy); font-size: 18px; }
.vsi-article-contents ol { display: grid; gap: 7px; margin: 15px 0 0; padding-left: 20px; }
.vsi-article-contents li { padding-left: 4px; color: var(--vsi-blog-magenta); }
.vsi-article-contents a { color: var(--vsi-blog-blue); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #a6d5e8; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.vsi-article-contents a:hover { color: var(--vsi-blog-magenta); text-decoration-color: currentColor; }

.vsi-article-references { margin-top: 45px; padding-top: 28px; border-top: 1px solid #cfe5ee; }
.vsi-article-references h2 { color: var(--vsi-blog-navy); font-size: 23px; }
.vsi-article-references ul { margin: 16px 0 0; padding-left: 19px; }
.vsi-article-references li { margin-top: 9px; color: var(--vsi-blog-magenta); }
.vsi-article-references a { color: var(--vsi-blog-blue); font-size: 12px; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.vsi-article-references a:hover { color: var(--vsi-blog-magenta); }

.vsi-article-aside { align-self: start; padding: 28px; border: 1px solid #bfe3f0; border-top: 5px solid var(--vsi-blog-cyan); border-radius: 10px; background: var(--vsi-blog-soft); }
.vsi-article-aside .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 8px; }
.vsi-article-aside h2 { color: var(--vsi-blog-navy); font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.3; }
.vsi-article-aside p { margin-top: 13px; color: #3e566c; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.85; }
.vsi-article-aside .button { width: 100%; margin-top: 21px; padding: 13px 15px; font-size: 11px; }
.vsi-aside-link { display: inline-flex; margin-top: 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #9fcede; color: var(--vsi-blog-blue); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; }
.vsi-aside-link:hover { color: var(--vsi-blog-magenta); border-color: currentColor; }

.vsi-related-services { display: grid; gap: 7px; margin-top: 22px; padding-top: 19px; border-top: 1px solid #bfe0ed; }
.vsi-related-services > span { color: #536779; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.vsi-related-services a { color: var(--vsi-blog-blue); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; }
.vsi-related-services a:hover { color: var(--vsi-blog-magenta); }

.vsi-blog-related { padding-top: 82px; }
.vsi-blog-related .section-heading { margin-bottom: 38px; }

/* Homepage section */
.vsi-blog-home { padding-top: 82px; padding-bottom: 82px; }
.vsi-blog-home-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 40px; }
.vsi-blog-home-heading > div { max-width: 610px; }
.vsi-blog-home-heading .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.vsi-blog-home-heading h2 { color: var(--vsi-blog-navy); font-size: clamp(33px, 4vw, 45px); }
.vsi-blog-home-heading p { max-width: 540px; margin-top: 17px; color: #4a4e57; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.9; }
.vsi-blog-home-heading > .text-link { margin-bottom: 6px; white-space: nowrap; }
.vsi-blog-home-topics { margin-top: 26px; margin-bottom: 36px; }
.vsi-blog-home-topics > span { margin-right: 4px; color: #536779; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.vsi-blog-home-grid { row-gap: 38px; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .vsi-blog-hero { padding-block: 64px 52px; }
  .vsi-blog-hero-inner { gap: 42px; }
  .vsi-blog-feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .vsi-blog-feature-copy { padding: 30px; }
  .vsi-article-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 235px; gap: 38px; }
  .vsi-article-aside { padding: 23px; }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .vsi-blog-hero { padding-block: 51px 43px; }
  .vsi-blog-hero::after { width: 170px; height: 170px; right: -90px; top: -95px; border-width: 24px; }
  .vsi-blog-hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 19px; }
  .vsi-blog-hero-copy { max-width: 520px; }
  .vsi-blog-hero-copy p { font-size: 13px; }
  .vsi-blog-index-content { padding-top: 35px; padding-bottom: 58px; }
  .vsi-blog-search { width: 100%; }
  .vsi-blog-search input { padding: 13px 14px; font-size: 12px; }
  .vsi-blog-search button { padding-inline: 15px; }
  .vsi-blog-results-header { align-items: start; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; margin: 38px 0 24px; padding-top: 22px; }
  .vsi-blog-results-header p { margin: 0; white-space: normal; }
  .vsi-blog-feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-bottom: 36px; }
  .vsi-blog-feature-image { min-height: 215px; aspect-ratio: 1.58; }
  .vsi-blog-feature-copy { padding: 25px 21px 27px; }
  .vsi-blog-feature h2 { margin-top: 14px; }
  .vsi-blog-results-grid { row-gap: 36px; }
  .vsi-blog-pagination { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 18px; margin-top: 46px; }

  .vsi-article-header { padding-top: 44px; padding-bottom: 26px; }
  .vsi-article-meta { gap: 5px 11px; font-size: 10px; }
  .vsi-article-meta span + span::before { margin-right: 11px; }
  .vsi-article-cover img { min-height: 0; height: 250px; border-radius: 8px; }
  .vsi-article-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 31px; padding-top: 33px; }
  .vsi-answer-panel { margin-bottom: 27px; padding: 22px 20px; }
  .vsi-answer-panel p { font-size: 13px; }
  .vsi-article-contents { margin-bottom: 29px; padding: 21px 20px; }
  .vsi-article-aside { grid-row: 2; padding: 24px; }
  .vsi-article-references { margin-top: 35px; }
  .vsi-blog-related { padding-top: 57px; }

  .vsi-blog-home { padding-top: 56px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
  .vsi-blog-home-heading { align-items: start; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; }
  .vsi-blog-home-heading p { font-size: 12px; }
  .vsi-blog-home-topics { gap: 7px; margin-top: 23px; margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .vsi-blog-home-topics > span { width: 100%; }
  .vsi-blog-home-grid { row-gap: 34px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .vsi-blog * { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}

.vsi-blog-secondary-links { display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:12px 20px; margin-top:16px; }
.vsi-blog-secondary-links a,.vsi-blog-archive-link { color:var(--brand-blue,#036aab); font-size:11px; text-decoration:underline; text-underline-offset:3px; }
.vsi-blog-archive-link { display:inline-block; margin-top:25px; }