        body {
            font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            min-height: 100vh;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .login-container {
            padding: 50px;
            border-radius: 12px;
            box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
            /* Soft shadow for white background */
            width: 400px;
            text-align: center;
            background: #ffffff;
            transition:
                box-shadow 0.3s ease-in-out,
                background 0.3s ease-in-out,
                transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
        }

        /* Hover effect: deeper shadow + gradient + slight scale */
        .login-container:hover {
            transform: scale(1.02);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 0 10px rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.1);
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdfdfd, #ffffff);
            background-position: right center;
        }
        
        .logo {
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        .logo img {
            max-width: 180px;
            height: auto;
            opacity: 0.9;
        }

        h2 {
            margin-bottom: 35px;
            font-size: 2.2em;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: -0.5px;
        }

        .error-message {
            color: #dc3545;
            margin-bottom: 25px;
            font-size: 0.95em;
            border: 1px solid #f8d7da;
            background-color: #fdecea;
            padding: 10px;
            border-radius: 6px;
        }

        .form-group {
            margin-bottom: 25px;
        }

        .form-group label {
            display: block;
            text-align: left;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
            font-size: 1em;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        .input-card {
            border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
            border-radius: 8px;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            transition: border-color 0.3s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.3s ease-in-out;
        }

        .input-card:focus-within {
            border-color: #007bff;
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.25);
        }

        .input-card input[type="text"],
        .input-card input[type="password"] {
            width: calc(100% - 24px);
            padding: 12px;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 8px;
            font-size: 1.1em;
            outline: none;
            background-color: transparent;
            color: #333;
        }

        .login-button {
            color: #007bff;
            /* Blue text for the button */
            border: none;
            border-radius: 6px;
            padding: 14px 24px;
            font-size: 1.1em;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: background-color 0.3s ease-in-out, color 0.3s ease-in-out, transform 0.2s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.3s ease-in-out;
            width: 100%;
            font-weight: 600;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.3);
        }

        .login-button:hover {
            background-color: #007bff;
            /* Blue button on hover */
            color: #fff;
            /* White text on hover */
            transform: translateY(-2px);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.4);
        }

        .login-button:active {
            transform: translateY(0);
            box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.5);
        }