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.home .violet-footer{height:280px;margin-top:-1px;background:#faf9f0;clip-path:polygon(0 100%,28% 18%,50% 0,72% 18%,100% 100%)}
.home:has(.violet-footer)>footer{background:#faf9f0;color:#111;border-top:1px solid #25203926;padding-bottom:70px}
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/* Reference-aligned purple curtain and curved transitions. */
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.home #discover-aldermere.violet-scroll>.content-heading h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3.8vw,52px);max-width:750px}
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@keyframes curtain-drift{from{translate:0 -65px}to{translate:0 65px}}
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body.home>header.is-paper{background:#f6f3f9f2}
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body>header .menu{background:#31bd83!important}
body.home .hero,body.home .scroll-stage{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 48%,#200b3a 0%,#10071f 48%,#06030c 85%)!important}
body.home .hero h1,body.home .hero p{text-shadow:0 2px 18px #13051f,0 0 32px #13051f}
body.home .hero .eyebrow,body.home .hero .scroll{color:#debdff!important}
body .product-note,body .availability-note,body .knowledge-answer{background:#eae1f3}
body .product-note:before{background:#199c65}
body .scope-row{background:#eae4ef}body .scope-row:hover{background:#c9aedf;color:#16101d}
body .scope-symbol{background:#f6f3f9}body .scope-symbol:after{border-color:#20835c}body .scope-row:nth-child(3) .scope-symbol:after{background:#8e55cb}
body .toggle-mark{background:#ded2eb}body .business-option[open] .toggle-mark{background:#35bd85}
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body .careers,body.recruitment-page #careers.careers{background-color:#13091f!important;background-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at 70% 40%,#482267,transparent 68%)!important}
body footer,body.products-catalog footer{background:#09060d}
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.home #discover-aldermere.violet-scroll .visitor-paths>a:before{background-color:#180c25}
body.home:has(.violet-footer)>footer{background:#f6f3f9}
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body.home .violet-footer .violet-depth{inset:0;z-index:0;clip-path:url(#footer-wave)}
body.home .violet-footer .violet-curtain{inset:-160px -35px}
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body.inner-page>header .lang,body.products-catalog>header .lang{border-color:#b293d65c}
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body main .brand-intro :is(h1,h2,h3,p,a,address,.eyebrow,.lesson-meta){color:#f6f0ff!important}
body main .brand-intro .eyebrow,body main .brand-intro .lesson-meta{color:#87e2b4!important}
body main .brand-intro .text-link,body main .brand-intro .catalog-jump{border-color:#54c58c;color:#8ee4b7!important}
body main .brand-intro a:hover{color:#b9f6d6!important}
body .about-grid.brand-intro{max-width:none;padding:70px 5%;margin-bottom:0}
body .product-landing.brand-intro{margin:45px 0 55px;padding:50px;gap:6%}
body .brand-intro .product-note{background:#29173c;border-left:3px solid #31bd83}
body .brand-intro .product-note:before{background:#31bd83}
body .knowledge-hub .section-head.brand-intro{padding:45px;margin-bottom:55px}
body.inner-page .lesson-header.brand-intro{max-width:none;padding:45px;margin:40px 0;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 85% 20%,#462369,transparent 65%),#140a20}
body .contact-intro.brand-intro{align-self:start;padding:35px}
body #business-context,body #reading-guide,body #business-learning{border-top:3px solid #8853ba}
body #candidate-guide,body #partner-guide,body #reader-focus{border-top:3px solid #239b68}
body .hub-routes>a{border-top:3px solid #8550b7;background:#ece3f4}
body .knowledge-answer{border-left:3px solid #8c56bf}
body .product-deep:target{background:#e2eee7;box-shadow:25px 0 #e2eee7,-25px 0 #e2eee7}
body .learning-path{border-color:#9e82b538}
@media(max-width:980px){body.inner-page>header .nav .lang,body.products-catalog>header .nav .lang{color:#111}body .product-landing.brand-intro{padding:30px}}
@media(max-width:600px){body main .brand-intro,body .knowledge-hub .section-head.brand-intro,body.inner-page .lesson-header.brand-intro{padding:28px 22px}body .about-grid.brand-intro{padding:45px 6%}body .product-landing.brand-intro{margin-top:25px;padding:28px 22px}body .contact-intro.brand-intro{padding:28px 22px}}
body.home #discover-aldermere.product-scroll-story{height:300svh;max-width:none;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;border-radius:0;background:#23065c;overflow:visible;isolation:isolate}
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.product-scroll-stage{position:sticky;top:0;height:100svh;overflow:hidden;isolation:isolate;background:#23065c}
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@keyframes finance-travel{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
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