:root {
  --pageBlack: #272727;
  --pageYellow: #fff200;
  --pagePurple: #552b55;
  --pageBlue: #262626
  

}
body {
  height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--pagePurple);
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 3rem;
  border: 3px solid var(--pagePurple);
  padding: 40px 80px;
  position: relative;
  transition: all 1000ms;
  overflow: hidden;
}

a:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  background-color: var(--pagePurple);
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: -1;
  transform: translateY(100%);
  transition: all 1s;
}
a:hover:before {
  transform: translateX(0);
}
a:hover{
  color: white;
}



  /*
a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--pageBlack);
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 3rem;
  border: 5px solid var(--pageBlack);
  padding: 40px 80px;
  position: relative;
 overflow: hidden; 
}

a:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  background-color: var(--pageYellow);
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: -1;
  transform-origin: bottom right;
  transform: rotate(90deg);
  transition: transform 1s;

}
a:hover:before {
  transform: rotate(0deg);
}
  */