:root {
    --accent: #a855f7;          /* High-contrast electric violet */
    --accent-hover: #c084fc;    /* Lighter violet for active states */
    --selection-bg: #4c1d95;    /* Deep purple highlight selections */
}

/* Custom Text Selection Highlight Color */
::selection {
    background: var(--selection-bg);
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* Terminal Text Branding Logo Styling */
.logo .logo__text {
    font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace !important;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--accent) !important;
    text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.4);
}

/* Social Icon Link Elements Wrapping Layout */
.social-icons {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-top: 1.75rem;
}

/* Stylized Terminal-Tag Style Buttons */
.social-icon {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: monospace;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.4);
    padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
    border-radius: 4px;
    background-color: rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.03);
    transition: all 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

/* Interactive Hover States */
.social-icon:hover {
    color: #ffffff !important;
    background-color: var(--accent);
    border-color: var(--accent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.6);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* Container adjustments to house graphical nodes */
.social-icons {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    margin-top: 1.75rem;
    align-items: center;
}

/* Base interactive wrapper block */
.social-icon {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.3);
    border-radius: 6px;
    background-color: rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.02);
    transition: all 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

/* Force the embedded SVG graphic paths to inherit the accent purple hex */
.social-icon svg {
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    stroke: var(--accent); /* Sets outline path colors */
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 2;
    transition: stroke 0.2s ease;
}

/* Hover Accent Animations */
.social-icon:hover {
    background-color: var(--accent);
    border-color: var(--accent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.5);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Flip vector fill color states on hover */
.social-icon:hover svg {
    stroke: #ffffff; /* Turns the symbol line white when active */
}