.standard-button {
  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;
}

.standard-button::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  background-color: white;
}
.standard-button::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;
}

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