Change svg icon color on link hover

This code changes the color of the svg icon on link hover using jquery.

jQuery(function ($) {
  $(document).ready(function () {
    
    /*
     * hover contact list item in footer
     */
    $(".footer-contact-list li a").hover(
      function () {
        $(this).find("svg").css("fill", "#2d5c88");
        $(this).find("svg path").css("fill", "#2d5c88");
      },
      function () {
        $(this).find("svg").css("fill", "#000");
        $(this).find("svg path").css("fill", "#000");
      }
    );

  });
});