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HTML

<div class="el">
  <div class="el__content">
    <img src="https://www.fillmurray.com/640/360" alt="">
  </div>
</div>

<br>
<br>
<br>

<div class="el el--type-2">
  <div class="el__content">
    <img src="https://www.fillmurray.com/240/560" alt="">
  </div>
</div>

<br>
<br>
<br>


<div class="el">
  <div class="el__content">
    <img src="https://www.fillmurray.com/440/560" alt="">
  </div>
</div>

CSS

*,
:before,
:after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.el {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 300px;
  /* Просто для примера, чтобы элемент не был огромным */
}

.el:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 20%;
  bottom: 0;
  background: blue;
}


.el.el--type-2:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 50%;
  background: blue;
}

.el__content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 20% 0 7.5% 15%;
}

.el.el--type-2 .el__content {
  padding: 20% 20% 0 0;
}