:root{
/* ── Base palette ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
/* Near-black family: discovery, depth, uncertainty */
--ink-1000:#08090B;
--ink-950:#0D0E17;
--ink-900:#111318;
--ink-800:#171A21;
--ink-700:#1E222B;

/* Psychology / story / imagination */
--indigo-950:#17132C;
--purple-900:#321B4D;
--purple-500:#6D3FA0;

/* Technology / intelligence / systems / data */
--blue-900:#233B72;
--blue-500:#405DE6;

/* Human / editorial clarity */
--paper-100:#F3F0E8;
--paper-300:#A8A5B0;

/* Alpha ramps derived from paper — the only legal way to tint dark surfaces */
--paper-a04:rgba(243,240,232,.04);
--paper-a06:rgba(243,240,232,.06);
--paper-a08:rgba(243,240,232,.08);
--paper-a10:rgba(243,240,232,.10);
--paper-a12:rgba(243,240,232,.12);
--paper-a18:rgba(243,240,232,.18);
--paper-a40:rgba(243,240,232,.40);
--paper-a64:rgba(243,240,232,.64);

/* ── Semantic aliases ───────────────────────────────────────── */
--bg-base:var(--ink-1000);
--bg-deep:var(--ink-950);
--bg-raised:var(--ink-900);
--bg-inset:#0B0C10;
--bg-psych:var(--indigo-950);
--bg-tech:#101A33;

--surface-card:var(--ink-900);
--surface-card-hover:var(--ink-800);
--surface-quiet:var(--paper-a04);
--surface-field:rgba(255,255,255,.03);
--surface-overlay:rgba(8,9,11,.82);

--text-primary:var(--paper-100);
--text-secondary:var(--paper-300);
--text-tertiary:rgba(168,165,176,.62);
--text-inverse:var(--ink-1000);
--text-accent-psych:#B08FE0;
--text-accent-tech:#8FA6FF;
--text-link:var(--paper-100);
--text-link-hover:#B08FE0;

--accent-psych:var(--purple-500);
--accent-psych-deep:var(--purple-900);
--accent-tech:var(--blue-500);
--accent-tech-deep:var(--blue-900);

--border-subtle:var(--paper-a08);
--border-default:var(--paper-a10);
--border-strong:var(--paper-a18);
--border-accent:rgba(109,63,160,.55);
--focus-ring:rgba(64,93,230,.72);

--state-success:#5E8F6A;
--state-warning:#B08A4A;
--state-danger:#A6484B;
--state-info:var(--blue-500);

/* Light editorial inversion — used sparingly for print-like moments */
--paper-bg:var(--paper-100);
--paper-ink:#14151A;
--paper-ink-muted:#5B5A63;
--paper-line:rgba(20,21,26,.12);
}