.blog-container {
    padding-left: 0 !important;
    padding-right: 0 !important;
}
.animate-fade {
    animation: fadeInUp 1s ease forwards;
}

.animate-fade-delay {
    animation: fadeInUp 1.5s ease forwards;
}

@keyframes fadeInUp {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(20px);
    }

    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

.blog-card {
    transition: transform 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
}

    .blog-card:hover {
        transform: translateY(-8px);
        box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
    }

.blog-img-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

    .blog-img-wrapper img {
        transition: transform 0.5s;
    }

    .blog-img-wrapper:hover img {
        transform: scale(1.05);
    }

.blog-date {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    right: 10px;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 5px 12px;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    border-radius: 20px;
}

.hover-underline:hover {
    text-decoration: underline !important;
}

.sidebar-widget {
    border: 1px solid #eee;
}

.latest-post-item:hover {
    background: #f8f9fa;
    border-radius: 6px;
}

.hover-bg-primary:hover {
    background: #0d6efd !important;
    color: #fff !important;
}

.blog-section-bg {
    background: linear-gradient( 135deg, rgba(250, 220, 250, 0.95) 0%, rgba(200, 220, 255, 0.93) 30%, rgba(180, 240, 255, 0.92) 65%, rgba(255, 200, 180, 0.9) 100% );
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 60px 50px;
    box-shadow: 0 25px 55px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(180, 200, 255, 0.6);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

    /* Stronger colorful overlay */
    .blog-section-bg::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        top: -50%;
        left: -50%;
        width: 200%;
        height: 200%;
        background: conic-gradient( from 0deg, rgba(255, 0, 150, 0.25), rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.25), rgba(0, 200, 150, 0.25), rgba(255, 180, 0, 0.25), rgba(255, 0, 150, 0.25) );
        animation: rotateGradient 20s linear infinite;
        z-index: 0;
        opacity: 0.9; /* much stronger presence */
        mix-blend-mode: screen; /* makes colors glow */
    }

    /* Keep content above */
    .blog-section-bg > * {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 1;
    }

@keyframes rotateGradient {
    0% {
        transform: rotate(0deg);
    }

    100% {
        transform: rotate(360deg);
    }
}