/* * ============================================================================ * Meru Technologies Website * meru-technologies.com * * Copyright (c) 2026 Meru Technologies LLC. * All Rights Reserved. * ============================================================================ * * Author: V.Bandarupalli * Date: 2026-07-22 */ /* Fonts are self-hosted (SIL OFL faces, latin subsets) so no third-party stylesheet blocks first paint; the two files are preloaded from . Inter is a variable font: one file covers the 400/500/600 weights. */ @font-face { font-family: 'Marcellus'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-display: swap; src: url('/assets/fonts/marcellus-400-latin.woff2') format('woff2'); unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD; } @font-face { font-family: 'Inter'; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400 600; font-display: swap; src: url('/assets/fonts/inter-latin.woff2') format('woff2'); unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD; } /* Theme = data: the "Gold · Dark" token set from the Meru Trading Workspace, applied as CSS custom properties. Components reference tokens only, never raw colors. */ :root { --meru-canvas: #0c0a07; --meru-canvas-deep: #060504; --meru-card: #15120d; --meru-card-2: #1e1a13; --meru-line: #2e2818; --meru-ink: #f3eedf; --meru-ink-muted: #a79d85; --meru-accent: #d9ae4f; --meru-accent-bright: #eccb7d; --meru-accent-deep: #a87e22; --meru-accent-contrast: #1c1505; --meru-accent-soft: rgba(217, 174, 79, 0.14); --meru-positive: #57b583; --meru-negative: #e25a52; --font-display: 'Marcellus', 'Palatino', 'Times New Roman', serif; --font-body: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; --radius: 14px; --radius-lg: 22px; --maxw: 1160px; --shadow-card: 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45); } * { box-sizing: border-box; } html { scroll-behavior: smooth; } body { margin: 0; background: var(--meru-canvas); color: var(--meru-ink); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; } img { max-width: 100%; display: block; } a { color: var(--meru-accent); text-decoration: none; } a:hover { color: var(--meru-accent-bright); } h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.18; margin: 0 0 0.5em; } h1 { font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5vw, 3.6rem); } h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 2.4rem); } h3 { font-size: 1.25rem; } p { margin: 0 0 1em; } .container { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- header */ .site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; background: rgba(6, 5, 4, 0.86); backdrop-filter: blur(14px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meru-line); } .nav { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px; height: 72px; } .nav-brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; color: var(--meru-ink); } .nav-brand img { height: 40px; width: 40px; border-radius: 10px; background: #000; object-fit: cover; } .nav-brand .brand-name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.12rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap; } .nav-brand .brand-name span { color: var(--meru-accent); } .nav-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .nav-links a { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding: 6px 2px; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; white-space: nowrap; } .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--meru-ink); } .nav-links a.active { color: var(--meru-accent); border-bottom-color: var(--meru-accent); } .nav-cta { white-space: nowrap; padding: 9px 16px; font-size: 0.86rem; } /* The dropdown's own "Get started", for the narrow widths where the header has no room for it beside the brand. */ .nav-cta-row { display: none; } .nav-cta-row .btn { display: block; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6px; /* The dropdown restyles `.nav-links a`; the button keeps its own dark-on-gold contrast rather than inheriting the muted link colour. */ color: var(--meru-accent-contrast); padding: 12px 18px; } /* Launch (2026-09-03): the nav CTA is now "Get started", which opens the app's sign-up form. "Watch Demo" moved into the nav links beside it — two buttons did not fit the 1160px container, and one primary action reads better than two competing ones. */ .nav-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); border-radius: 10px; color: var(--meru-ink); font-size: 1.3rem; line-height: 1; padding: 8px 12px; cursor: pointer; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- buttons */ .btn { display: inline-block; border-radius: 999px; padding: 12px 28px; font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.05em; border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease; } .btn-primary { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--meru-accent-bright), var(--meru-accent) 45%, var(--meru-accent-deep)); color: var(--meru-accent-contrast); box-shadow: 0 8px 26px rgba(217, 174, 79, 0.28); } .btn-primary:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(217, 174, 79, 0.4); color: var(--meru-accent-contrast); } .btn-ghost { border-color: var(--meru-line); color: var(--meru-ink); background: transparent; } .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--meru-accent); color: var(--meru-accent); } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ hero */ .hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: radial-gradient(1100px 480px at 50% -12%, rgba(217, 174, 79, 0.16), transparent 65%), linear-gradient(180deg, var(--meru-canvas-deep) 0%, var(--meru-canvas) 100%); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meru-line); text-align: center; padding: 92px 0 84px; } .hero .eyebrow { display: inline-block; border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); background: var(--meru-accent-soft); color: var(--meru-accent); border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 18px; font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 26px; } .hero h1 { max-width: 840px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .hero h1 em { font-style: normal; color: var(--meru-accent); } .hero .lead { max-width: 660px; margin: 18px auto 36px; color: var(--meru-ink-muted); font-size: 1.13rem; } .hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 16px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; } .hero-logo { width: 176px; height: 176px; margin: 0 auto 30px; border-radius: 28px; background: #000; border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); box-shadow: var(--shadow-card); object-fit: cover; } /* -------------------------------------------------------------- sections */ .section { padding: 88px 0; } .section.alt { background: var(--meru-canvas-deep); border-top: 1px solid var(--meru-line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meru-line); } .section-head { text-align: center; max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto 54px; } .section-head .kicker { color: var(--meru-accent); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 12px; } .section-head p { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); } /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- cards */ .grid { display: grid; gap: 22px; } .grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } .grid-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .card { background: var(--meru-card); border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 30px 28px; transition: border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease; } .card:hover { border-color: rgba(217, 174, 79, 0.45); transform: translateY(-3px); } .card .icon { width: 46px; height: 46px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border-radius: 12px; background: var(--meru-accent-soft); color: var(--meru-accent); font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 18px; } .card h3 { margin-bottom: 8px; } .card p { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0; } .card .tag { display: inline-block; font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--meru-accent); background: var(--meru-accent-soft); border-radius: 999px; padding: 4px 12px; margin-bottom: 14px; } .card .tag.soon { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); background: var(--meru-card-2); } /* --------------------------------------------------------- product banner */ .product-banner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr; gap: 48px; align-items: center; background: linear-gradient(150deg, var(--meru-card) 0%, var(--meru-card-2) 100%); border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); padding: 54px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-card); } .product-banner .visual { background: #000; border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; } .product-banner .visual img { width: 100%; object-fit: cover; } .product-banner .kicker { color: var(--meru-accent); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 12px; } .product-banner p { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); } .check-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 22px 0 30px; display: grid; gap: 10px; } .check-list li { padding-left: 30px; position: relative; color: var(--meru-ink); font-size: 0.98rem; } .check-list li::before { content: '✓'; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--meru-accent); font-weight: 700; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------- stats bar */ .stat-strip { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 22px; text-align: center; } .stat-strip .stat { border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--meru-card); padding: 26px 16px; } .stat-strip .stat .value { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.7rem; color: var(--meru-accent); } .stat-strip .stat .label { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); font-size: 0.85rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 6px; } /* -------------------------------------------------------------- CTA band */ .cta-band { text-align: center; background: radial-gradient(700px 320px at 50% 120%, rgba(217, 174, 79, 0.18), transparent 70%), var(--meru-canvas-deep); border-top: 1px solid var(--meru-line); padding: 90px 0; } .cta-band p { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); max-width: 560px; margin: 0 auto 32px; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------ page intro */ .page-hero { text-align: center; padding: 74px 0 58px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--meru-canvas-deep) 0%, var(--meru-canvas) 100%); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meru-line); } .page-hero p { max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto; color: var(--meru-ink-muted); font-size: 1.08rem; } /* --------------------------------------------------------------- feature */ .feature-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr; gap: 20px; padding: 26px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meru-line); } .feature-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; } .feature-row .icon { width: 46px; height: 46px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border-radius: 12px; background: var(--meru-accent-soft); color: var(--meru-accent); font-size: 1.25rem; } .feature-row h3 { margin-bottom: 6px; } .feature-row p { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); margin: 0; } .platform-pills { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; justify-content: center; } .platform-pills span { border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); background: var(--meru-card); color: var(--meru-ink); border-radius: 999px; padding: 10px 22px; font-size: 0.92rem; } /* --------------------------------------------------------------- contact */ .contact-card { max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto; background: var(--meru-card); border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); border-radius: var(--radius-lg); padding: 44px; } .contact-card label { display: block; font-size: 0.85rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--meru-ink-muted); margin: 18px 0 6px; } .contact-card input, .contact-card textarea, .contact-card select { width: 100%; background: var(--meru-canvas-deep); border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); border-radius: 10px; color: var(--meru-ink); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1rem; padding: 12px 14px; } /* Selects: drop the native chrome so they match the text fields, with a small gold caret drawn in (the native arrow ignores our theming). */ .contact-card select { appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none; background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' fill='none' stroke='%23d9ae4f' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: right 14px center; padding-right: 38px; } .contact-card input:focus, .contact-card textarea:focus, .contact-card select:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--meru-accent); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--meru-accent-soft); } .contact-card .btn { margin-top: 26px; } .contact-direct { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; color: var(--meru-ink-muted); } /* The launch badge, still used (now reading "Now open"). The waitlist styles below are unused since 2026-09-03 — no page collects emails any more — and are kept only so the markup can come back cheaply. */ .launch-badge { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin: 0 0 18px; padding: 7px 15px; border: 1px solid var(--meru-accent); border-radius: 999px; background: var(--meru-accent-soft); color: var(--meru-accent); font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.13em; text-transform: uppercase; } .launch-badge::before { content: ""; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--meru-accent); } .waitlist { max-width: 520px; margin: 26px 0 0; } .hero .waitlist { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .waitlist-lead { margin: 0 0 12px; color: var(--meru-ink-muted); font-size: 0.95rem; } /* Launch (2026-09-03): the line under the hero lead where the waitlist form used to sit. The heroes now send people straight to sign-up. */ .hero-note { max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto 26px; color: var(--meru-ink-muted); font-size: 0.95rem; } .waitlist-form { display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .waitlist-form input[type="email"] { flex: 1 1 240px; min-width: 0; background: var(--meru-canvas-deep); border: 1px solid var(--meru-line); border-radius: 10px; color: var(--meru-ink); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1rem; padding: 12px 14px; } .waitlist-form input[type="email"]:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--meru-accent); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--meru-accent-soft); } .waitlist-form .btn { flex: 0 0 auto; } .waitlist-status { margin: 12px 0 0; font-size: 0.9rem; min-height: 1.1em; } /* Breathing room between the waitlist and the secondary hero buttons. */ .waitlist + .hero-actions { margin-top: 30px; } /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- legal */ .legal { max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 64px 24px 88px; } .legal h2 { font-size: 1.35rem; margin-top: 2.2em; } .legal p, .legal li { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); } .legal .updated { font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--meru-ink-muted); margin-bottom: 2em; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- footer */ .site-footer { background: var(--meru-canvas-deep); border-top: 1px solid var(--meru-line); padding: 60px 0 34px; font-size: 0.92rem; } .footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 36px; margin-bottom: 44px; } .footer-grid h4 { font-size: 0.85rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--meru-ink); margin-bottom: 16px; } .footer-grid ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 10px; } .footer-grid a { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); } .footer-grid a:hover { color: var(--meru-accent); } .footer-brand img { height: 46px; width: 46px; border-radius: 10px; background: #000; margin-bottom: 14px; } .footer-brand p { color: var(--meru-ink-muted); max-width: 300px; } .footer-disclaimer { border-top: 1px solid var(--meru-line); padding-top: 26px; color: var(--meru-ink-muted); font-size: 0.8rem; line-height: 1.7; } .footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 20px; color: var(--meru-ink-muted); font-size: 0.82rem; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- reveal */ .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease; } .reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; } } /* ------------------------------------------------------------ responsive */ @media (max-width: 960px) { .grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .stat-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .product-banner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 36px 28px; } .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } } @media (max-width: 1260px) { .nav-links { position: absolute; top: 72px; left: 0; right: 0; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; background: var(--meru-canvas-deep); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meru-line); padding: 12px 24px 20px; display: none; } .nav-links.open { display: flex; } /* Dropdown rows carry no underlines at all. Lines between wrapped rows read as misplaced link underlines. The active page is marked by the gold left bar and wash instead. */ .nav-links a { display: block; padding: 13px 8px; border-bottom: none; border-radius: 10px; } .nav-links a.active { border-bottom: none; border-left: 3px solid var(--meru-accent); border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0; padding-left: 12px; background: var(--meru-accent-soft); } .nav-toggle { display: block; } /* The CTA used to disappear entirely under this breakpoint. Now that it is the way into the app, it stays — compact, beside the menu button. "Watch Demo" is in the dropdown with the other links. */ .nav-cta { display: inline-flex; margin-right: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; font-size: 0.85rem; } } /* Phone widths: the brand lockup, a CTA, and the menu button will not share one row without clipping the brand, so the CTA leads the dropdown instead of sitting in the header. */ @media (max-width: 680px) { .nav-cta { display: none; } .nav-cta-row { display: block; } } @media (max-width: 680px) { .nav-brand .brand-name { font-size: 0.92rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; white-space: nowrap; } .nav-brand img { height: 34px; width: 34px; } .grid-3, .grid-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }