:root {
    --color-primary: #1e293b;    /* Rich Slate Blue (Deep Base / Typography / Back of Cards) */
    --color-secondary: #475569;  /* Muted Slate Blue (Subtitles & Borders) */
    --color-accent: #be185d;     /* Elegant Dark Pink / Rose (Highlights, Icons, Accents) */
    --color-accent-hover: #9d174d;/* Deeper Pink for active hover states */
    --color-bg-light: #f8fafc;   /* Crisp, Clean Ice White with a Hint of Slate */
    --font-sans: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}
   

    /* Premium High-End Clinic Styling Overrides */
    .appointment-modal-content {
        border-radius: 28px !important;
        border: none !important;
        background: #ffffff;
        box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.25) !important;
        overflow: hidden;
        position: relative;
    }

    /* Top Accent Line */
    .modal-top-bar {
        height: 6px;;
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-accent), var(--color-accent-hover));
        width: 100%;
    }

    /* Elegant Badge styling inside modal */
    .hero-badge-modal {
        background-color: rgba(190, 24, 93, 0.08);
        color: var(--color-accent);
        font-weight: 700;
        font-size: 0.75rem;
        font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
        letter-spacing: 1px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        padding: 6px 14px;
        border-radius: 50px;
    }

    .modal-form-title {
        font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
        color: var(--color-primary);
        font-weight: 700;
        font-size: 1.85rem;
        margin-top: 10px;
    }

    .modal-form-subtitle {
        font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
        color: var(--color-secondary);
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        line-height: 1.6;
    }

    /* Explicit Label Configuration */
    .form-group-custom {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 6px;
    }

    .custom-label {
        font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
        color: var(--color-primary);
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: 0.88rem;
        margin-left: 2px;
    }

    /* Clean Input Styling with Exact Palette Borders */
    .custom-input {
        background-color: var(--color-bg-light) !important;
        border: 1px solid rgba(71, 85, 105, 0.15) !important;
        border-radius: 12px !important;
        font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
        color: var(--color-primary) !important;
        padding: 12px 16px !important;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

    .custom-input::placeholder {
        color: #94a3b8;
    }

    .custom-input:focus {
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
        border-color: var(--color-accent) !important;
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(190, 24, 93, 0.12) !important;
    }

    .custom-textarea {
        resize: none;
    }

    .input-helper-text {
        font-size: 0.78rem;
        color: var(--color-secondary);
        margin-top: 2px;
        margin-left: 4px;
    }

    /* Premium Button Replacement Fix */
    .appointment-submit-btn {
        background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--color-accent) 0%, var(--color-accent-hover) 100%) !important;
        color: #ffffff !important;
        font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
        font-weight: 700 !important;
        font-size: 1rem;
        padding: 15px !important;
        border-radius: 14px !important;
        border: none !important;
        box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(190, 24, 93, 0.25) !important;
        transition: all 0.3s ease !important;
    }

    .appointment-submit-btn:hover {
        transform: translateY(-2px);
        box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(190, 24, 93, 0.35) !important;
        opacity: 0.95;
    }

    /* Customizing the default Bootstrap close button style */
    .btn-close {
        background-size: 14px;
        padding: 10px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background-color: var(--color-bg-light);
        opacity: 0.8;
        transition: all 0.2s ease;
    }
    
    .btn-close:hover {
        opacity: 1;
        background-color: rgba(190, 24, 93, 0.1);
    }
    /* ===========================
   Mobile Responsive (576px)
=========================== */
@media (max-width: 576px) {

    .modal-dialog {
        margin: 0.75rem;
    }

    .appointment-modal-content {
        border-radius: 18px;
    }

    .modal-header {
        padding: 16px 16px 0;
    }

    .modal-body {
        padding: 16px !important;
    }

    .hero-badge-modal {
        font-size: 12px;
        padding: 6px 12px;
    }

    .modal-form-title {
        font-size: 1.45rem;
        line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .modal-form-subtitle {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        line-height: 1.6;
        margin-bottom: 1.2rem !important;
    }

    .custom-label {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        margin-bottom: 6px;
    }

    .custom-input {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        padding: 12px 14px;
    }

    .custom-textarea {
        min-height: 100px;
    }

    .input-helper-text {
        font-size: 0.75rem;
    }

    .appointment-submit-btn {
        height: 52px;
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        border-radius: 12px;
    }

    .btn-close {
        transform: scale(0.9);
        margin: 0;
    }
}
#appointmentModal label{
    position: static !important;
    display:block !important;
    float:none !important;
    transform:none !important;
    left:auto !important;
    top:auto !important;
    margin-bottom:8px !important;
}

#appointmentModal input,
#appointmentModal textarea{
    display:block !important;
    width:100% !important;
}

#appointmentModal .form-group-custom{
    display:flex !important;
    flex-direction:column !important;
}