JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.0/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
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    <div class="blurrer">
        <div class="blur shape"></div>
        <div class="bgcolor shape">
            ...

CSS

* {
    box-sizing:border-box;
}
.blur {
    filter:url("#svgBlur");
    background:-moz-element(#background) no-repeat;
    background-color:white;
}
.bgcolor {
    background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
    color:white;
    padding:20px;
}
.white {
    background-color:white
}
.shape {
    border-radius:5px;
    height:100%;
    width:100%;
    position:absolute;
    top:0;
}
.blurrer {
    height:100px;
    width:100px;
    position:absolute;
    top:10px;
    left:10px;
}
#background {
    background-image:...

JavaScript

$('.blurrer').draggable({
    drag: function () {
        var pos = $('.blurrer').position();
        var posBg = $('#background').position();
        var x = posBg.left + pos.left * -1;
        var y = posBg.top + pos.top * -1;

        $('.blur').css('background-position', x + 'px ' + y + 'px');
    }
});