/* ==============================================
   Hero Section
   ============================================== */
.sam-hero {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 550px;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--mustangs-dark);
}

/* Dark blue gradient for default (no bg image) */
.sam-hero-gradient {
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 60% 50%, #003DA5 0%, #001a5e 40%, #001233 80%, #000a1e 100%);
}

/* ==============================================
   Ambient Blur Background (Instagram/Spotify effect)
   ============================================== */

/* Blurred, scaled-up copy of the image fills the entire hero */
.sam-hero-ambient {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -40px;
  z-index: 0;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  filter: blur(60px) saturate(1.0) brightness(0.35);
  transform: scale(1.1);
}

/* Darken the ambient edges — vignette effect */
.sam-hero-has-image::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, transparent 20%, rgba(0, 10, 30, 0.5) 60%, rgba(0, 5, 15, 0.85) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Crisp image — real <img> keeps native aspect ratio, never shrinks */
.sam-hero-image {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  height: 100%;
  width: auto;
  max-width: none;
}

.sam-hero-image img {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  width: auto;
  max-width: none;
}

/* ==============================================
   Overlay
   ============================================== */
.sam-hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* Blue overlay — toggled via admin checkbox */
.sam-hero-blue-overlay .sam-hero-overlay {
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 60% 50%, rgba(0, 40, 120, 0.65) 0%, rgba(0, 18, 60, 0.82) 30%, rgba(0, 12, 40, 0.92) 60%, rgba(0, 5, 20, 0.97) 100%);
}

/* ==============================================
   Hero Content
   ============================================== */
.sam-hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 60px 20px;
}

.sam-hero-pretitle {
  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 5px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.sam-hero-pretitle::before,
.sam-hero-pretitle::after {
  content: '\2605';
  color: var(--mustangs-silver);
  font-size: 20px;
  vertical-align: 1px;
}

.sam-hero-pretitle::before {
  margin-right: 12px;
}

.sam-hero-pretitle::after {
  margin-left: 12px;
}

.sam-hero-title {
  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
  font-size: 90px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 0.95;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.sam-hero-title .sam-hero-line {
  display: block;
}

.sam-hero-title .accent {
  color: var(--mustangs-red);
}

.sam-hero-subtitle {
  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 5px;
  color: var(--mustangs-silver);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 36px;
}

.sam-hero-buttons {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.sam-btn-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  padding: 14px 32px;
  border: 2px solid var(--mustangs-silver);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.sam-btn-ghost:hover {
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--mustangs-dark);
  border-color: #fff;
}

.sam-btn-primary {
  background: var(--mustangs-navy);
  color: #fff;
  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  padding: 14px 32px;
  border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.sam-btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--mustangs-blue);
  border-color: var(--mustangs-blue);
}