#kt_aside {
    width: 330px !important;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    border-right: 1px solid #eff2f5;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    box-shadow: 2px 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
    overflow-y: auto;
}

.aside-secondary {
    width: 100% !important;
}

.menu-link {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    padding: 6px 20px;
    border-radius: 0.625rem;
    transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #5e6278;
}

.menu-link:hover {
    background-color: #f4f6fa;
    color: #009ef7;
}

.menu-link.active {
    background-color: #cce7ff;
    /* Lighter blue background */
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #0056b3;
    /* Darker shade for active text */
}

.menu-icon {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 32px;
    min-width: 32px;
    height: 20px;
    background-color: #f1faff;
    border-radius: 0.375rem;
    color: #009ef7;
    font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.menu-icon i,
.menu-icon .svg-icon {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
}

.menu-title {
    flex: 1;
    font-size: 1rem;
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

.menu-arrow {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: #a1a5b7;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.menu-accordion.show>.menu-link .menu-arrow {
    transform: rotate(90deg);
}

.menu-sub {
    padding-left: 2.5rem;
    margin-top: 6px;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.menu-sub .menu-link {
    padding: 8px 18px;
    border-radius: 0.45rem;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: #5e6278;
}

.menu-sub .menu-link.active {
    background-color: #d6eaff;
    color: #1559a2;
    /* Darker active link color */
    font-weight: 500;
}

.menu-content img {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

.menu-heading {
    color: #7e8299;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin: 20px 0 10px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}