:root {
  /* Color Palette - Bright Blue Theme (No Dark Mode) */
  --color-primary: #0052cc;
  --color-primary-hover: #0043a4;
  --color-primary-light: #e6f0ff;
  --color-primary-glow: rgba(0, 82, 204, 0.15);
  
  --color-secondary: #00b4d8;
  --color-secondary-hover: #0096c7;
  --color-secondary-light: #e0f7fa;
  
  --color-success: #2ec4b6;
  --color-success-light: #e6f9f7;
  
  --color-warning: #ffb703;
  --color-warning-light: #fff8e7;
  
  --color-danger: #e63946;
  --color-danger-light: #ffebee;
  
  --color-background-main: #f4f7fc;
  --color-background-card: #ffffff;
  --color-background-input: #ffffff;
  --color-background-sidebar: #0a192f; /* Deep blue background for high contrast sidebar, still bright content area */
  --color-background-navbar: #ffffff;
  
  --color-text-primary: #1e293b;
  --color-text-secondary: #64748b;
  --color-text-muted: #94a3b8;
  --color-text-light: #ffffff;
  --color-text-link: #0052cc;
  
  --color-border: #e2e8f0;
  --color-border-focus: #0052cc;
  --color-border-glow: rgba(0, 82, 204, 0.4);
  
  /* Typography */
  --font-family-main: 'Outfit', 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
  --font-family-ats: 'Calibri', 'Arial', sans-serif; /* Standard ATS-compliant fonts */
  
  --font-size-xs: 0.75rem;
  --font-size-sm: 0.875rem;
  --font-size-md: 1rem;
  --font-size-lg: 1.125rem;
  --font-size-xl: 1.25rem;
  --font-size-xxl: 1.5rem;
  --font-size-hero: 3rem;
  
  --font-weight-normal: 400;
  --font-weight-medium: 500;
  --font-weight-semibold: 600;
  --font-weight-bold: 700;
  
  --line-height-tight: 1.25;
  --line-height-normal: 1.5;
  --line-height-relaxed: 1.75;
  
  /* Spacing */
  --spacing-xxs: 0.25rem;
  --spacing-xs: 0.5rem;
  --spacing-sm: 0.75rem;
  --spacing-md: 1rem;
  --spacing-lg: 1.5rem;
  --spacing-xl: 2rem;
  --spacing-xxl: 3rem;
  
  /* Borders & Shadows */
  --border-width-thin: 1px;
  --border-width-thick: 2px;
  --border-radius-sm: 0.375rem;
  --border-radius-md: 0.5rem;
  --border-radius-lg: 1rem;
  --border-radius-pill: 50rem;
  --border-radius-circle: 50%;
  
  --shadow-sm: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
  --shadow-md: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 82, 204, 0.05), 0 2px 4px -1px rgba(0, 82, 204, 0.03);
  --shadow-lg: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 82, 204, 0.08), 0 4px 6px -2px rgba(0, 82, 204, 0.04);
  --shadow-glow-blue: 0 0 15px rgba(0, 82, 204, 0.25);
  --shadow-glow-cyan: 0 0 15px rgba(0, 180, 216, 0.25);
  --shadow-card-hover: 0 20px 25px -5px rgba(0, 82, 204, 0.1), 0 10px 10px -5px rgba(0, 82, 204, 0.04);
  
  /* Transitions */
  --transition-fast: 0.15s ease;
  --transition-normal: 0.3s ease;
  --transition-slow: 0.5s ease;
  
  /* Layout Dimensions */
  --sidebar-width: 280px;
  --header-height: 70px;
}