body {    
    color: #22282A;
    font-family: "commissioner", sans-serif;
    margin: 0px;
}

html {
  --s: 179px; /* control the size*/
  --c1: #c9bade;
  --c2: #ebf5fa;
  
  --_g: #0000 52%,var(--c1) 54% 57%,#0000 59%; 
  background: 
   radial-gradient(farthest-side at -33.33% 50%,var(--_g)) 0 calc(var(--s)/2),
   radial-gradient(farthest-side at 50% 133.33%,var(--_g)) calc(var(--s)/2) 0,
   radial-gradient(farthest-side at 133.33% 50%,var(--_g)),
   radial-gradient(farthest-side at 50% -33.33%,var(--_g)),
   var(--c2);
  background-size: calc(var(--s)/4.667) var(--s),var(--s) calc(var(--s)/4.667);
}

/*logo */
#logo {
    float: left;
    color: #426A8A;
    font: 30px "Gloock", serif;
    text-decoration: none;
    margin: 0% 1% 1% 5%;
    padding-top: 1%;
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 1;
}

/*navigation bar*/
.topnav {
    background-color: #c9bade;
    padding-top: 1.5%;
    padding-bottom: 1.5%;
    padding-right: 2%;
    text-align: right;
    justify-content: space-around;
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
}

.topnav a {
    position: relative;
    color: #22282A;
    text-decoration: none;
    font: 17px "commissioner", sans-serif;
    padding: 1% 1% 1% 1%;
    letter-spacing: .5px;
}

/*navigation bar animations*/
.topnav a:before,
.topnav a:after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    height: 2px;
    width: 0;
    background-color: #426A8A;
    transition: 0.5s;
}

.topnav a:after {
    left: 0;
    bottom: -2px;
}

.topnav a:before {
    right: 0;
    top: -2px;
}

a:hover {
    color: #426A8A;
}

.topnav a:hover:after,
.topnav a:hover:before {
    width: 100%;
}

a:active {
    color: #c9bade;
}


/*form*/
form {
    background-color: #ebf5fa95;
    border-radius: 15px;
    padding: 1% 1% 1% 1%;
    margin: 6% 9% 0% 45%;
    font: 17px "commissioner", sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

input {
    border: 2px solid #c9bade;
    border-radius: 10px;
    width: 25%;
    padding: .5% .5% .5% .5%;
    transition: border-color 0.3s ease;
}

input:focus {
    border-color: #7A7EB8;
    outline: none;
}

#submit {
    background-color: #c9bade;
    color: #22282A;
    font: 17px "commissioner", sans-serif;
    transition: all 0.7s ease;
    padding: 1% 0% 1% 0%;
    width: 15%;
}

#submit:hover {
    box-shadow: 5px 5px #7A7EB8;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

#message {
    padding-bottom: 15%;
    width: 80%;
}

/*aside*/
aside {
    background-color: #426A8A;
    color: #ebf5fa;
    height: 100%;
    float: left;
    padding: 1%;
    width: 32%;
    text-align: left;
    position: fixed;

    h3 {
        font: 40px "gloock", serif;
        padding-left: 17%;
    }

    p {
        font-size: 17px;
        padding-left: 17%;
        line-height: 1.5;
        word-wrap: break-word;
    }

}