.menu-container img {
        max-width: 140px;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .menu-container h5, .menu-container .nav-link {
        font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    }

    .menu-container .nav-link {
        color: #0d1c2e;
        font-weight: 500;
        margin: 0.5rem 0;
        padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
        border-radius: 999px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 10px;
        transition: background 0.3s ease;
    }

        .menu-container .nav-link.active,
        .menu-container .nav-link:hover {
            background-color: #002b53;
            color: white;
            padding-left: 2em !important;
            padding-right: 2em !important;
            text-decoration:none;
            /*transition:  0.50s ease;*/
            transition: ease-in-out 0.50s;
        }

        .menu-container .nav-link i {
            color: #0d1c2e;
        }

        .menu-container .nav-link.active i,
        .menu-container .nav-link:hover i {
            color: white;
        }

    .menu-container .logout {
        margin-top: auto;
        color: #666;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        padding: 1rem 0;
    }