/* ===================================================================== Valley Central Scholarship Council (VCSC) Main Stylesheet ----------------------------------------------------------------- Serving Valley Central High School seniors since 1964. Design: warm, trustworthy, easy to navigate. Blue & white only. Mobile-first responsive. ===================================================================== */ /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- Google Fonts Headings: Merriweather (friendly, readable serif) Body: Source Sans 3 (clean, approachable sans-serif) Loaded via + stylesheet in each page's (faster than @import, which is render-blocking). --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Custom Properties (Variables) --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ :root { /* Colors — blue & white family only */ --color-royal: #1a3a8f; /* Valley Central Vikings royal blue */ --color-royal-dark: #14306f; /* hover / darker royal */ --color-navy: #0d1f4a; /* deep navy for text & contrast blocks */ --color-navy-soft: #24325c; /* softened navy for secondary text */ --color-white: #ffffff; --color-off-white: #f5f7fb; /* subtle page/section tint */ --color-border: #dbe2f0; /* light blue-gray borders */ --color-shadow: rgba(13, 31, 74, 0.12); --color-accent: #f4b400; /* warm gold — time-sensitive callouts only */ --color-accent-dark: #c98f00; /* hover / darker gold */ /* Semantic aliases */ --color-text: var(--color-navy); --color-text-muted: var(--color-navy-soft); --color-link: var(--color-royal); --color-bg: var(--color-white); /* Typography */ --font-heading: 'Merriweather', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; --font-body: 'Source Sans 3', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif; --fs-base: 1.125rem; /* 18px — comfortable for parents on phones */ --fs-sm: 0.9375rem; /* 15px */ --fs-lg: 1.25rem; /* 20px */ --fs-h1: 2.5rem; --fs-h2: 2rem; --fs-h3: 1.5rem; --lh-base: 1.65; --lh-heading: 1.25; /* Spacing scale */ --space-xs: 0.5rem; --space-sm: 1rem; --space-md: 1.5rem; --space-lg: 2.5rem; --space-xl: 4rem; /* Layout */ --max-width: 1080px; --content-width: 720px; /* narrower measure for long-form text */ --radius: 8px; --radius-lg: 12px; /* Effects */ --shadow-sm: 0 1px 3px var(--color-shadow); --shadow-md: 0 4px 14px var(--color-shadow); --transition: 0.2s ease; /* Nav */ --nav-height: 4.5rem; } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Reset & Base --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; } html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; } body { margin: 0; font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: var(--fs-base); line-height: var(--lh-base); color: var(--color-text); background-color: var(--color-bg); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; } /* Headings */ h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-family: var(--font-heading); line-height: var(--lh-heading); color: var(--color-navy); margin: 0 0 var(--space-sm); font-weight: 700; } h1 { font-size: var(--fs-h1); } h2 { font-size: var(--fs-h2); } h3 { font-size: var(--fs-h3); } p { margin: 0 0 var(--space-sm); } /* Links */ a { color: var(--color-link); text-decoration: none; transition: color var(--transition); } a:hover, a:focus { color: var(--color-royal-dark); text-decoration: underline; } /* Consistent, visible focus for keyboard users */ a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, .btn:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--color-royal); outline-offset: 2px; } ul, ol { padding-left: 1.5rem; margin: 0 0 var(--space-sm); } li { margin-bottom: 0.35rem; } hr { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border); margin: var(--space-lg) 0; } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Layout Helpers --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .container { width: 100%; max-width: var(--max-width); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--space-md); } /* Narrower container for readable long-form text */ .container--narrow { max-width: var(--content-width); } /* Standard vertical rhythm for page sections */ .section { padding-block: var(--space-xl); } .section--tight { padding-block: var(--space-lg); } /* Alternating section background */ .section--tint { background-color: var(--color-off-white); } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Navigation Bar Horizontal on desktop, hamburger on mobile. --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100; background-color: var(--color-white); border-bottom: 3px solid var(--color-royal); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); } .navbar { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; min-height: var(--nav-height); max-width: var(--max-width); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--space-md); } /* Brand / logo lockup */ .navbar__brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.65rem; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.35rem; color: var(--color-navy); line-height: 1.1; min-width: 0; } .navbar__brand:hover, .navbar__brand:focus { color: var(--color-royal); text-decoration: none; } /* Brand images: Vikings crest + VCSC wordmark */ .navbar__crest { width: 2.9rem; height: 2.9rem; flex-shrink: 0; } .navbar__wordmark { height: 2.4rem; width: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block; flex-shrink: 1; } /* Hamburger toggle button (hidden on desktop) */ .navbar__toggle { display: none; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; gap: 5px; width: 2.75rem; height: 2.75rem; padding: 0; background: transparent; border: none; border-radius: var(--radius); cursor: pointer; } .navbar__toggle-bar { display: block; width: 1.6rem; height: 3px; border-radius: 2px; background-color: var(--color-navy); transition: transform var(--transition), opacity var(--transition); } /* Animated "X" when open */ .navbar__toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .navbar__toggle-bar:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(8px) rotate(45deg); } .navbar__toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .navbar__toggle-bar:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; } .navbar__toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .navbar__toggle-bar:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-8px) rotate(-45deg); } /* Nav links */ .navbar__menu { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.25rem; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .navbar__link { display: block; padding: 0.55rem 0.85rem; border-radius: var(--radius); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem; color: var(--color-navy); } .navbar__link:hover, .navbar__link:focus { background-color: var(--color-off-white); color: var(--color-royal); text-decoration: none; } /* Active page indicator */ .navbar__link--active { color: var(--color-royal); box-shadow: inset 0 -3px 0 var(--color-royal); } /* Donate call-to-action inside nav */ .navbar__link--cta { margin-left: 0.5rem; background-color: var(--color-royal); color: var(--color-white); } .navbar__link--cta:hover, .navbar__link--cta:focus { background-color: var(--color-royal-dark); color: var(--color-white); } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Buttons --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .btn { display: inline-block; padding: 0.75rem 1.6rem; font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; color: var(--color-white); background-color: var(--color-royal); border: 2px solid var(--color-royal); border-radius: var(--radius); cursor: pointer; transition: background-color var(--transition), border-color var(--transition), transform var(--transition); } .btn:hover, .btn:focus { background-color: var(--color-royal-dark); border-color: var(--color-royal-dark); color: var(--color-white); text-decoration: none; transform: translateY(-1px); } .btn:active { transform: translateY(0); } /* Outline variant — royal outline, transparent fill */ .btn--outline { background-color: transparent; color: var(--color-royal); } .btn--outline:hover, .btn--outline:focus { background-color: var(--color-royal); color: var(--color-white); } /* Inverse variant — for use on blue backgrounds */ .btn--inverse { background-color: var(--color-white); border-color: var(--color-white); color: var(--color-royal); } .btn--inverse:hover, .btn--inverse:focus { background-color: var(--color-off-white); border-color: var(--color-off-white); color: var(--color-royal-dark); } .btn--lg { padding: 0.95rem 2.2rem; font-size: 1.125rem; } .btn--block { display: block; width: 100%; } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Utility Classes --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .text-center { text-align: center; } .text-muted { color: var(--color-text-muted); } .mt-0 { margin-top: 0; } .mb-0 { margin-bottom: 0; } .mt-lg { margin-top: var(--space-lg); } .mb-lg { margin-bottom: var(--space-lg); } /* Highlight box — white text on royal blue */ .highlight-box { background-color: var(--color-royal); color: var(--color-white); padding: var(--space-lg); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); } .highlight-box h1, .highlight-box h2, .highlight-box h3, .highlight-box p { color: var(--color-white); } .highlight-box a:not(.btn) { color: var(--color-white); text-decoration: underline; } /* Deep-navy variant for extra contrast */ .highlight-box--navy { background-color: var(--color-navy); } /* Card — white background, subtle shadow */ .card { background-color: var(--color-white); border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); padding: var(--space-lg); /* Break long unbreakable strings (e.g. email addresses) so cards never overflow */ overflow-wrap: break-word; transition: box-shadow var(--transition), transform var(--transition); } .card--hover:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); transform: translateY(-2px); } /* Contact-info cards: tighter horizontal padding so a full email address fits on one line without wrapping (email is wider than the default box). */ .card--contact { padding-inline: 1.25rem; } .card h3 { margin-top: 0; } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- Media / photos — reusable image treatment (rounded, subtle shadow) --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .media { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: var(--radius-lg); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); } /* Wide banner photo — fills width, height capped so it never dominates */ .media--banner { max-height: 24rem; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 25%; } /* Simple responsive stack of cards/columns without heavy grid */ .stack { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-md); } .stack--row { flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; } .stack--row > * { flex: 1 1 260px; /* Allow flex items to shrink below their content's min-width on narrow phones */ min-width: 0; } /* Visually hidden but available to screen readers */ .visually-hidden { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; } /* Skip-to-content link */ .skip-link { position: absolute; left: -999px; top: 0; z-index: 200; padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; background: var(--color-navy); color: var(--color-white); border-radius: 0 0 var(--radius) 0; } .skip-link:focus { left: 0; color: var(--color-white); } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6b. Promo Banner Thin, high-contrast strip for time-sensitive callouts (e.g. an upcoming event). Uses the accent color so it reads as distinct from the site's normal royal-blue chrome. --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .promo-banner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background-color: var(--color-accent); color: var(--color-navy); text-align: center; padding-block: 0.65rem; font-weight: 700; } .promo-banner:hover, .promo-banner:focus { background-color: var(--color-accent-dark); color: var(--color-navy); text-decoration: none; } .promo-banner__icon { vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 0.5rem; } .promo-banner__short { display: none; } @media (max-width: 480px) { .promo-banner__full { display: none; } .promo-banner__short { display: inline; } } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Hero --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .hero { background-color: var(--color-navy); color: var(--color-white); padding-block: var(--space-xl); text-align: center; } .hero__logo { display: block; width: 120px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto var(--space-md); } .hero h1 { color: var(--color-white); margin-bottom: var(--space-sm); } .hero p { color: var(--color-white); font-size: var(--fs-lg); max-width: 40ch; margin-inline: auto; margin-bottom: var(--space-lg); opacity: 0.92; } .hero__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--space-sm); justify-content: center; } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Countdown Timer Populated by main.js — see .countdown markup contract there. --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .countdown { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: var(--space-sm); margin-block: var(--space-md); } .countdown__unit { min-width: 5rem; padding: var(--space-sm); background-color: var(--color-white); border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); text-align: center; } .countdown__value { display: block; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 900; line-height: 1; color: var(--color-royal); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; } .countdown__label { display: block; margin-top: 0.35rem; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--color-text-muted); } /* Ended-state message swapped in by JS */ .countdown__ended { font-weight: 700; color: var(--color-royal); } /* Countdown sitting on a blue highlight box inverts unit colors */ .highlight-box .countdown__unit { background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12); } .highlight-box .countdown__value { color: var(--color-white); } .highlight-box .countdown__label { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 8b. Deadline Callout Big, prominent deadline block (e.g. Scholarships page). Designed to sit inside a .highlight-box so it inherits white-on-blue coloring. --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .deadline-callout__label { margin: 0; font-size: var(--fs-sm); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; } .deadline-callout__date { margin: 0.25rem 0 0; font-size: 2.5rem; line-height: 1.1; } @media (max-width: 480px) { .deadline-callout__date { font-size: 2rem; } } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Forms --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .form-group { margin-bottom: var(--space-md); } label { display: block; margin-bottom: 0.35rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--color-navy); } input, select, textarea { width: 100%; padding: 0.7rem 0.85rem; font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1rem; color: var(--color-text); background-color: var(--color-white); border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: var(--radius); transition: border-color var(--transition), box-shadow var(--transition); } input:focus, select:focus, textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--color-royal); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(26, 58, 143, 0.15); } textarea { min-height: 8rem; resize: vertical; } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Tables (scholarship lists, event schedules) --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; } table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: var(--space-md); } th, td { padding: 0.75rem 1rem; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border); } th { background-color: var(--color-off-white); font-family: var(--font-heading); color: var(--color-navy); } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Footer --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .site-footer { background-color: var(--color-navy); color: var(--color-white); padding-block: var(--space-lg); margin-top: var(--space-xl); } .site-footer a { color: var(--color-white); } .site-footer a:hover, .site-footer a:focus { color: var(--color-off-white); text-decoration: underline; } .site-footer__inner { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--space-lg); justify-content: space-between; } .site-footer__col { flex: 1 1 220px; } .site-footer__col h4 { color: var(--color-white); font-size: 1.1rem; margin-bottom: var(--space-xs); } .site-footer__links { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; } .site-footer__links li { margin-bottom: 0.4rem; } .site-footer__bottom { margin-top: var(--space-lg); padding-top: var(--space-md); border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15); font-size: var(--fs-sm); color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75); text-align: center; } /* Footer "Explore" links: taller tap targets (>=44px) on touch/mobile */ @media (max-width: 800px) { .site-footer__links a { display: inline-block; padding-block: 0.6rem; } } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Responsive — Mobile-first breakpoints Base styles above target small screens; the query below enhances for tablets/desktops. Nav collapses to hamburger BELOW this width. --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ /* Mobile nav behavior: applies up to 800px */ @media (max-width: 800px) { .navbar__toggle { display: flex; } .navbar__menu { position: absolute; top: var(--nav-height); left: 0; right: 0; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; padding: var(--space-sm); background-color: var(--color-white); border-bottom: 3px solid var(--color-royal); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); /* Hidden by default; toggled open by JS adding .is-open */ display: none; } .navbar__menu.is-open { display: flex; } .navbar__link { padding: 0.85rem 1rem; border-radius: var(--radius); font-size: 1.05rem; } .navbar__link--active { box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--color-royal); } .navbar__link--cta { margin-left: 0; margin-top: var(--space-xs); text-align: center; } } /* Typography & spacing tuning for larger screens */ @media (min-width: 801px) { :root { --fs-h1: 3rem; --fs-h2: 2.25rem; } } /* Small phones — tighten hero + countdown */ @media (max-width: 480px) { :root { --fs-h1: 2rem; --fs-h2: 1.6rem; --space-xl: 3rem; } .countdown__unit { min-width: 4rem; padding: 0.6rem; } .countdown__value { font-size: 1.6rem; } .hero__actions .btn { width: 100%; } /* Scale the brand lockup down so crest + wordmark fit beside the toggle */ .navbar__crest { width: 2.4rem; height: 2.4rem; } .navbar__wordmark { height: 1.9rem; } } /* Extra-small phones — shrink the brand lockup further so it never overflows beside the hamburger toggle (no horizontal scroll). */ @media (max-width: 360px) { .navbar__crest { width: 2.1rem; height: 2.1rem; } .navbar__wordmark { height: 1.55rem; } } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Reduced motion — respect user preference --------------------------------------------------------------------- */ @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: 0.001ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: 0.001ms !important; } }