.btn {
  color: var(--wildcat-blue);
  border: 2px solid var(--wildcat-blue);
  padding: 0.7em;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.4s ease-in-out;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 transparent;
}

.btn::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  background-color: white;
}
.btn::after {
  background-color: var(--wildcat-blue);
  transform: scale3d(0,1.02,1);
  transform-origin: center;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out, transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
  content: "";
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: -1;
}

.btn:hover {
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.btn:hover::after {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale3d(1.2,1.2,1);
}

.btn.btn-inverse {
  color: white;
}

.btn.btn-inverse::before {
  background-color: var(--wildcat-blue);
}

.btn.btn-inverse::after {
  background-color: white;
}

.btn.btn-inverse:hover {
  color: var(--wildcat-blue);
}



main section.buttons {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-evenly;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 3vw;
  padding: 1vw 5vw;
}

main section.buttons div {
  flex: 1 1 0px;
  margin: 0 2vw;
  display: flex;
}

main section.buttons div .btn {
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 1.666rem;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}


main section.buttons div:only-child {
  margin: 0;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
  main section.buttons {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}