JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="#" class="img">
  <img src="https://habrastorage.org/files/ec1/b4b/00d/ec1b4b00d1a549eda30833f87de77246.png" alt="">
</a>

CSS

.img {
  position: relative;
  width: 170px;
  display: inline-block;
}

.img::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  background: rgba(116, 119, 208, 0.74) url(http://www.huubdesign.com.au/skin/frontend/default/custom/images/search-icon-hi.png) no-repeat 50% 50%;
  -webkit-background-size: 70px 70px;
  background-size: 70px 70px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .2s ease-out;
}

.img:hover::after {opacity: 1;}