.navbar-custom {
    background-color: #9932cc; /* dark orchid */
}

/* change the brand and text color */
.navbar-custom .navbar-brand,
.navbar-custom .navbar-text {
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.8);
}

/* change the link color */
.navbar-custom .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.5);
}

/* change the color of active or hovered links */
.navbar-custom .nav-item.active .nav-link,
.navbar-custom .nav-item:hover .nav-link {
    color: #ffffff;
}

.navbar-custom .collapse.in {
    display: block !important;
}

 // this is a black icon with 50% opacity
 .navbar-custom .navbar-toggler-icon {
    background-image: url(“data:image/svg+xml;..”);
 }