:root {
  --pageBlack: #262626;
  --pageYellow: #fadf72;
  --pagePurple: #552b55;
  --pageRed: #E1332d;
  --pageGreen: #87af9f;
  --grey: #879c9b;
  --lightGreen: #12ac86;
  --pageGrey: #212121;
  --lightBlue: #9cc2db;
}
body {
  height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  height: 100vh;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  /* overflow: hidden; */
  background-color: var(--lightBlue);
}
ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  list-style-type: none;
}
li {
  margin: 0px 20px;

}
ul li a {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding:5px;
  font-size: 22px;
  color: white;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: all .3s;

}

a:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left:0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background-color: #df823a;
  transition: all .1s;
  transform: scale(0);
  z-index: -1
}
a:hover:before {
  transform: scale(1)
}
ul:hover a {
  filter: blur(5px);
  opacity: .2;;
}
ul a:hover {
  transform: scale(1.3);
  opacity: 1;
  filter: blur(0);
}