.progress-container {
  width: 80%;
  height: 60px;
  background: #000011aa;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: none;

  border-bottom-left-radius: 20px;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 20px;
}

.progress-container::before {
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  z-index: 15;

  border-bottom-left-radius: 20px;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 20px;

  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 6px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8),      /* solid-ish white border */
    0 0 14px 6px #8ccdfe,                    /* bright blue glow */
    0 0 40px 18px #67b3ffcc;                 /* softer outer glow */
}

.progress-bar {
  height: 100%;
  width: 50%; /* example fill */           
  position: relative;
  transition: width 0.4s ease;
  z-index: 1;

  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    #599adb 0%,
    #497fb6 50%,    /* darker middle */
    #599adb 100%
  );

  box-shadow: inset 0 0 8px #9cc6ffaa;
}

.progress-text {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;       /* stack lines */
  align-items: center;          /* center horizontally */
  justify-content: center;      /* center vertically */
  gap: 6px;                     /* space between lines */
  color: white;
  font-size: 26px;
  font-family: 'Handel Gothic', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: normal;
  pointer-events: none;
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 20;
}