https://jsfiddle.net/1eczfw7j/2/
<div class="combined-background">
<div class="combined-background__inner">
</div>
</div>
.combined-background {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background-color: #81d9ff;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
}
.combined-background__inner{
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
background-image: url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/How_to_use_icon.svg/1200px-How_to_use_icon.svg.png"), linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), rgba(255, 255, 255, 1));
background-size: 60% 60%, 100% 100%;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
border-radius: 100%;
background-position: center center;
}