main .highlighted-container p {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 20px;
    color: #ffffff;
    line-height: 1.4em;
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 0.9em 1.5em;
    border: 0.18em solid transparent;
    background: #041c4c;
    border-radius: 3.5em;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    overflow: hidden;
}

main .highlighted-container p:before {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    border-radius: 3.5em;
    position: absolute;
    background: inherit;
    top: 0.2em;
    left: 0.2em;
    right: 0.2em;
    bottom: 0.2em;
    z-index: -1;
}

main .highlighted-container p:after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: -2;
    transform: rotate(0deg);
    animation: gradient 2s ease alternate infinite;
    -webkit-animation-play-state: running;
    animation-play-state: running;
}

main .highlighted-container p:after {
    background: var(--primary-dark);
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(left, var(--primary-dark) 0%, var(--primary-light) 100%);
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, var(--primary-dark) 0%, var(--primary-light) 100%);
    background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--primary-dark) 0%, var(--primary-light) 100%);
    background-size: 300% 300%;
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#041c4c', endColorstr='#3fb1fb', GradientType=1);
}


@-webkit-keyframes gradient {
    0% {
        background-position: 0% 50%;
    }

    50% {
        background-position: 95% 50%;
    }

    100% {
        background-position: 0% 50%;
    }
}

@keyframes gradient {
    0% {
        background-position: 0% 50%;
    }

    50% {
        background-position: 95% 50%;
    }

    100% {
        background-position: 0% 50%;
    }
}