body, html {
      height: 100%;
      margin: 0;
      font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    }
    a{
      text-decoration: none !important;
    }
    .navbar {
      z-index: 1000;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    }
    .navbar.scrolled {
      background-color: rgba(14, 9, 85, 0.8) !important;
    }

    .carousel-item {
      height: 100vh;
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      position: relative;
    }

    .carousel-item::before {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(225, 0, 255, 0.42), rgba(0, 17, 255, 0.45));
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .carousel-caption {
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .btn-gradient {
      background: white;
      color: #7F00FF;
      font-weight: 500;
      border-radius: 50px;
      padding: 0.75rem 2rem;
      transition: 0.3s ease;
    }
    .btn-gradient:hover {
      background: #eee;
    }

    .horizontal-scroll {
      overflow-x: auto;
      display: flex;
      gap: 1rem;
      scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
      padding-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .horizontal-scroll .card {
      min-width: 250px;
      scroll-snap-align: start;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .horizontal-scroll .card-img-top {
      height: 180px;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    /* events page styles */
    header {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f00ff, #3333ff);
    }

    .event-img {
      height: 200px;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    .card {
      border: none;
      border-radius: 15px;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(127, 0, 255, 0.15), 0 4px 25px rgba(51, 51, 255, 0.1);
    }

    .card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(127, 0, 255, 0.3), 0 10px 45px rgba(51, 51, 255, 0.2);
    }

    .btn-primary {
      background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f00ff, #3333ff);
      border: none;
    }

    .btn-primary:hover {
      background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e00cc, #1a1aff);
    }

    .btn-outline-secondary {
      border-color: #7f00ff;
      color: #7f00ff;
    }

    .btn-outline-secondary:hover {
      background: #7f00ff;
      color: white;
    }

    .badge {
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      padding: 0.5em 0.7em;
    }