body {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    font-family: Papyrus, sans-serif;
    background-image: url("purplefadebg.png");
    color: #ffffff;
}

ul {
  list-style-type: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.container {
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 5px;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 3fr 0.8fr; /* 3-column grid: Left Navbar | Middle Section | Right Navbar */
    grid-gap: 15px;
    position: relative; /* Needed to position pseudo-element */
    z-index: 1; /* Ensure the pseudo-element is behind the container content */
}

.container::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
    right: 0px;
    bottom: 0px;
    border-radius: 0px;
    z-index: 0; /* Put the pseudo-element behind the container */
}

.header {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 10px;
    grid-column: 1 / -1; /* Full-width header spanning all columns */
}

.left-navbar,
.right-navbar {
    padding: 12px;
    border-radius: 0px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
}

.left-navbar {
    background-color: #444444;
}

.right-navbar {
    background-color: #444444;
}

.left-navbar li:nth-child(even),
.right-navbar li:nth-child(odd) {
    background-color: #666666; /* Alternate color for even rows in left navbar and odd rows in right navbar */
}

.middle-section {
    background-color: #444444;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 0px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
}

.footer {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 5px;
    grid-column: 1 / -1; /* Full-width footer spanning all columns */
}

/* Example customizations */
.header {
    background-color: #000000;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.left-navbar, .right-navbar {
    text-align: left;
}

.footer {
    background-color: #000000;
    color: #ffffff;
}