#hero_slides {background-color: var(--erasmus_blue);

}


#hero_slides .slick-slide {background-color: var(--erasmus_lightblue);}

#hero_slides .slick-slide > div {
    height: 50vw;  max-height: calc(90vh - 200px); min-height: 480px;
    position: relative;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end;
}
#hero_slides .slick-slide div.wrapper {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-start;
}
#hero_slides .slick-slide div.wrapper.right {
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

#hero_slides .slick-slide div.wrapper {
     z-index: 10; padding-bottom: 52px;
}


@media screen and (max-width: 850px) {
    #hero_slides {
    }
    #hero_slides .slick-slide > div {
        min-height: 100vw; max-height: calc(100vh - 150px); height: auto;
    }

    #hero_slides .slick-slide div.wrapper div.txt {
        margin: var(--txt-h2) 0 0 !important;
    }
}
@media screen and (max-width: 450px) {

    #hero_slides .slick-slide > div {
        min-height: 135vw;
    }
}

#hero_slides .slick-slide div.wrapper div.txt {
    background: var(--erasmus_lighterblue);
    border-radius: 8px;
    max-width: 620px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: var(--txt-h2) 0;
    padding:var(--txt-padding);

}

#hero_slides .slick-slide :is(figure,picture,img) {
    width: calc(100% + 2px); overflow: hidden;
    height: calc(100% + 2px);
    position: absolute; object-fit: cover;
    top: 50%; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
#hero_slides_holder {
    position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
#hero_slides_holder .controls { height: 56px; width: 100%;
    position: absolute; bottom:0;
    left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}


button.slick-autoplay-toggle-button {
    cursor: pointer;
    width: 44px; height: 44px;
    background: white; -webkit-appearance: none;
    z-index: 9; border-radius: 50%; color: var(--erasmus_blue);
    position: absolute; top: 24px; right: var(--wrapper_margin); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
button.slick-autoplay-toggle-button span[class*="-icon"]::before {
    content: "\e800";
    display: block;
    font-family: "controls";
    font-size: 20px;
    position: relative; left: 0.1em;
}
button.slick-autoplay-toggle-button span.slick-pause-icon::before {
    content: "\e801"; left: 0;

}


ul.slick-dots,
.controls {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0 var(--wrapper_margin) 0;
    --controls-size: 44px;
}
ul.slick-dots { justify-content: center !important; }
ul.slick-dots button,
.controls button {  -webkit-appearance: none;
    appearance: none;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    font: inherit;
    color: inherit;
}


.controls button.slick-arrow { color: var(--erasmus_blue);
    cursor: pointer;  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; background:none; outline:none; font-size: 24px; width: var(--controls-size);min-width: var(--controls-size); height: var(--controls-size); display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content: center; border-radius: 50%; border:1px solid var(--erasmus_blue);  background: white; }

@media
(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5),
(min-resolution: 144dpi) {
    .controls button.slick-arrow {border-width: 1.5px;}
}


.controls button.slick-arrow:is(:hover,:focus-visible) {  background: var(--erasmus_blue); border-color: white; color:#FFF; }
.controls button.slick-arrow:is(:focus-visible) {outline: 2px solid white; outline-offset: 2px; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px white;  }

.controls button.slick-arrow::after {content:"\2192"; }
.controls button.slick-arrow:first-child::after { content:"\2190"; }

ul.slick-dots,
.controls .dotsholder ul { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 calc(var(--controls-size) / 2);  }
ul.slick-dots li,
.controls .dotsholder ul li { margin: 0 !important; }
ul.slick-dots button,
.controls .dotsholder ul button { width: var(--controls-size); min-width: var(--controls-size); height: var(--controls-size);  display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; cursor: pointer; }

ul.slick-dots button span.slick-dot-icon::before,
.controls .dotsholder ul button span.slick-dot-icon::before { display: block; width:calc(var(--controls-size) / 2); min-width:calc(var(--controls-size) / 2); height:calc(var(--controls-size) / 2); content: ""; background: white; border-radius: 50%; transition: all 0.3s ease;
    opacity: 0.9; }


ul.slick-dots button[aria-current="true"] span.slick-dot-icon::before,
.controls .dotsholder ul button[aria-current="true"] span.slick-dot-icon::before { transform:scale(1.181818181818182, 1.181818181818182); background: white;
    opacity: 1; }
ul.slick-dots button:is(:focus-visible),
.controls .dotsholder ul button:is(:focus-visible) { outline:none;  }
ul.slick-dots button:is(:focus-visible) span.slick-dot-icon::before,
.controls .dotsholder ul button:is(:focus-visible) span.slick-dot-icon::before {outline: 2px solid white; outline-offset: 2px; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px white; background: var(--erasmus_blue);  }
/*
.controls button:first-child {  margin-right: 14px; }*/

@media all and (max-width: 599.98px) {
    ul.slick-dots,
    .controls{ --controls-size:36px;}




}