diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index bd92a92..8d3b838 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -715,6 +715,21 @@ select:focus {
     box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(145, 70, 255, 0.18);
 }
 
+/* Soft mouseover affordance — every text/search/number/etc. input + textarea
+   + select picks up a half-tone accent border on hover, matching the
+   .select-compact + .filter-input hover pattern. :not(:focus) keeps the
+   focus ring (above) from competing, :not(:disabled) leaves disabled
+   inputs inert. */
+input[type="text"]:hover:not(:focus):not(:disabled),
+input[type="search"]:hover:not(:focus):not(:disabled),
+input[type="number"]:hover:not(:focus):not(:disabled),
+input[type="password"]:hover:not(:focus):not(:disabled),
+input[type="email"]:hover:not(:focus):not(:disabled),
+textarea:hover:not(:focus):not(:disabled),
+select:hover:not(:focus):not(:disabled) {
+    border-color: rgba(145, 70, 255, 0.45);
+}
+
 /* ============================================
    CUSTOM CHECKBOX — modern Twitch-purple
    ============================================