.hero {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a0f1a 40%, #122e4f 100%);
  position: relative;
  height: 80vh;
  margin-top: -80px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-pattern {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: url('https://www.transparenttextures.com/patterns/hexellence.png');
  background-image: url('herobg.jpeg');
  background-size: cover;
  opacity: 0.1;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero .swiper-slide {
  z-index: 2;
  position: relative;
  padding: 100px 0;
}

.hero h1 {  font-size: 2.5rem; }

.hero .lead {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
/* Default arrows (desktop) */
.swiper-button-next,
.swiper-button-prev {
  color: white;
  z-index: 11;
  position: absolute;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.swiper-button-next:hover, .swiper-button-prev:hover {  color: #fff; }

    .hero h1 {
      color: #00c3ff;
	  color:#fff;
    }
	.hero p { padding:20px 0px; }
    .hero p, .stat-label, .why-box p {
      color: #d1e8ff;
    }

	 /* Shift carousel arrows away from the center */
  .carousel-control-prev,
  .carousel-control-next {
    width: 5%; /* reduce clickable area */
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }

  .carousel-control-prev {
    left: -20px; /* adjust to move it further left */
  }

  .carousel-control-next {
    right: -20px; /* adjust to move it further right */
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {

  .hero h1 {    font-size: 1.5rem; }

    .carousel-control-prev,
    .carousel-control-next {
      left: 10px !important;
      right: 10px !important;
    }

	  .swiper-button-next,
  .swiper-button-prev 
  {
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    top: unset;
    bottom: 15px;
    transform: none;
  }
	  .swiper-button-next { right: 20px;  }

	  .swiper-button-prev {	left: 20px;	  }

	.heroSwiper 
	{  height: 100%;
	}

  }

    .stat {
      font-size: 36px;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: #00c3ff;
    }
    .stats-section { background:#000410; }