.contact-us-section {
  padding: 7rem 1rem;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Center the "CONTACT US" header at top */
.contact-header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.contact-header h2 {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #6268AA 23.51%, #8F98FF 43%, #9A4281 55%, #AC134B 80%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}

.contact-header h2::after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  margin: 0.5rem auto 0;
  width: 280px;
  height: 6px;
  background-image: url('https://res.cloudinary.com/dvabb4elb/image/upload/v1750871772/client-Line_swpeyd.svg');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: contain;
}

/* Side by side left/right */
.contact-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  align-items: center;
}

.contact-left {
    top: -20%;
  position: relative;
}

.gradient-bg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 0;
  height: 100%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: auto;  /* adjust as needed */
  height: 450px;  /* or any size you want */
  opacity: 1;  /* or as you prefer */
  z-index: 0;   /* behind the text */
}


.contact-text {
    left: 20%;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 400px;
}

.small-heading {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.contact-text h2 {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.description {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.contact-form {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.form-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.form-group {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

label {
    font-family: 'Rubik', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
  color: #ffffff;
}

input,
textarea {
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #555;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  outline: none;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

input::placeholder,
textarea::placeholder {
  color: #777;
}

.full-width {
  width: 100%;
}

.submit-btn {
    margin: 0 auto;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #000;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  padding: 0.8rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 30px;
  border: 1px solid #ffffff;
  cursor: pointer;
  width: fit-content;
  transition: background 0.3s ease;
}

.submit-btn:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #e0e0e0, #c0c0c0);
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .contact-header {
    margin-bottom: 4rem;
  }
  .contact-header h2 {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }
  .contact-header h2::after {
    width: 210px;
    margin-top: 0;
  }
  .contact-container {
    padding: auto;
  }
  .small-heading {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
  .contact-text h2 {
    font-size: 2.1rem;
  }

  .description {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }
  
}

@media (max-width: 468px) {
  .contact-us-section {
    padding: 4rem 1rem;
  }

  .contact-header h2 {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }

  .contact-header h2::after {
    width: 180px;
    height: 4px;
  }

  .contact-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
    padding: 0 1rem;
  }

  .contact-left {
    top: 0;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .gradient-bg {
    height: 320px;
    opacity: 1;
    left: -10%;
    bottom: 30%;
  }

  .contact-text {
    max-width: 100%;
    left: 0;
  }

  .contact-text h2 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .small-heading {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
  }

  .description {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .form-row {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .form-group {
    width: 100%;
  }

  label {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  input,
  textarea {
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 0.4rem 0;
  }

  .submit-btn {
    width: 100%;
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 0.9rem;
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
  }

  .contact-right {
    padding-top: 30px; /* Hide the right section on small screens */
  }
}