.navbar {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #350464, #feb47b);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
}

/* Keep nav link text white */
.navbar-nav .nav-link {
  color:  white !important;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  transition: color 0.3s, background-color 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

/* On hover */
.navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
  color:  white;
  background-color: rgba(234, 230, 230, 0.2);
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

/* Active link */
.navbar-nav .nav-item.active .nav-link {
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  color: white !important;
}

.navbar .nav-link,
.navbar .nav-link:focus,
.navbar .nav-link:hover,
.navbar .nav-item.active .nav-link {
  color: white !important;
}

/* Dropdown menu styling */
.dropdown-menu {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b0082, #ff7e5f);
  border: none;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  animation: fadeIn 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

/* Dropdown items */
.dropdown-menu .dropdown-item {
  color: white;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: background 0.3s, transform 0.2s;
  border-radius: 6px;
}

/* Hover effect for dropdown items */
.dropdown-menu .dropdown-item:hover {
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  color: #fff;
  transform: scale(1.03);
}

/* Dropdown arrow hover fix */
.navbar .dropdown-toggle::after {
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.navbar .dropdown-toggle:hover::after {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

/* Optional animation */
@keyframes fadeIn {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-10px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}