body {
	font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Lato', 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif;
	color: #6b7381;
	/* background: #fbfbfb; */
	background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fff, #fff 50%, #2575fc 50%);
	background-attachment:fixed;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* form starting stylings ------------------------------- */
.group 			  { 
  position:relative; 
}
input 				{
  font-size:18px;
  padding:10px 10px 10px 5px;
  display:block;
  width:100%;
  border:none;
  border-bottom:1px solid #e1e1e1;
}
input:focus 		{ outline:none; }

/* LABEL ======================================= */
label 				 {
  color:#999; 
  font-size:18px;
  font-weight:normal;
  position:absolute;
  pointer-events:none;
  left:5px;
  top:10px;
  transition:0.2s ease all; 
  -moz-transition:0.2s ease all; 
  -webkit-transition:0.2s ease all;
}

/* active state */
input:focus ~ label, input:valid ~ label 		{
  top:-20px;
  font-size:14px;
  color:#898989;
}

/* BOTTOM BARS ================================= */
.bar 	{ position:relative; display:block; width:100%; }
.bar:before, .bar:after 	{
  content:'';
  height:1px; 
  width:0;
  bottom:1px; 
  position:absolute;
  background:#e1e1e1; 
  transition:0.2s ease all; 
  -moz-transition:0.2s ease all; 
  -webkit-transition:0.2s ease all;
}
.bar:before {
  left:50%;
}
.bar:after {
  right:50%; 
}

/* active state */
input:focus ~ .bar:before, input:focus ~ .bar:after {
  width:50%;
}

/* HIGHLIGHTER ================================== */
.highlight {
  position:absolute;
  height:60%; 
  width:100px; 
  top:25%; 
  left:0;
  pointer-events:none;
  opacity:0.5;
}

/* active state */
input:focus ~ .highlight {
  -webkit-animation:inputHighlighter 0.3s ease;
  -moz-animation:inputHighlighter 0.3s ease;
  animation:inputHighlighter 0.3s ease;
}

/* ANIMATIONS ================ */
@-webkit-keyframes inputHighlighter {
	from { background:#898989; }
  to 	{ width:0; background:transparent; }
}
@-moz-keyframes inputHighlighter {
	from { background:#898989; }
  to 	{ width:0; background:transparent; }
}
@keyframes inputHighlighter {
	from { background:#898989; }
  to 	{ width:0; background:transparent; }
}