.blue-section{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background-color: #A9C9E1;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    justify-content: center; /* horizontal center of content */
    align-items: center;     /* vertical center */
    min-height: 200px;       /* or whatever height you want */
    padding: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 7rem) 0;
    position: relative;

}

/* Subtle top & bottom fade */
.blue-section::before,
.blue-section::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 40px;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.blue-section::before {
    top: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,0.05), transparent);
}

.blue-section::after {
    bottom: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,0.05), transparent);
}

.countdown_text p{
    display: flex;           /* makes flexbox work */
    justify-content: center; /* horizontal centering */
    align-items: center;     /* vertical centering */
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem); /* Slightly adjusted size */
    text-shadow: 1px 3px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.10); /* Subtle shadow for depth */
    font-weight: 700; /* UI POLISH: Softened from 'bolder' to '700' for elegance */
    letter-spacing: 0.15em; /* Editorial tracking for the heading */
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem); /* Space above the numbers */
    opacity: 1;
}

.countdown-timer{
    display: flex; 
    flex-wrap: nowrap; /* allow wrapping on small screens */
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 9vw, 8rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 0;
}

.countdown-unit {
    font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;  /* stack number above label */
    align-items: center;     /* center label horizontally under number */
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 1; /* Keep number and label close */
}

.countdown-label {
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    align-items: center;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.8vw, 1.2rem);
    margin-top: 0.6rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
}

.countdown-unit .number-value {
    /* Use a utility class for the number value generated by JS */
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 6rem);
    font-weight: 600; /* Heavy weight for the hero numbers */
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

/* --- Separator Styling --- */
.separator {
  width: 1px;
  /* Adjust height slightly to feel balanced with the numbers */
  height: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 7rem); 
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3); 
  
  /* Ensure the separator aligns with the units' baseline */
  align-self: flex-end; 
  /* Removing negative margin, rely on gap for spacing */
  margin: 0; 
  
  /* Visually shift the separator up slightly to align with the number's cap-height */
  transform: translateY(-8px);

  opacity: 0.7; /* Make it more prominent and decorative */
  width: 2px;   /* Slightly thicker line */
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .countdown-timer {
        gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .countdown-label {
        letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    }
}