Top 73 Best Purple Flower Tattoo Ideas – [2022 Inspiration Guide]

Purple has long been a color associated with royalty and is effectively used in tattoos. 

Historically, purple connected with wealth and prestige because of the time and difficulty required to make purple dye, which meant only the richest could afford this rare color, known as Tyrian Purple.  

In contemporary tattoo different purple flowers embody this connection to royalty, however there are a range of cool symbolic purple tattoo designs on offer that can interest many different personality types. 

The following list of the top 73 purple flower tattoo ideas showcases the variety in styles and techniques that make purple flowers a popular standalone tattoo choice. 

Whether you like roses or lotus flowers, lavender or vervain, there is inspiration within the list for your next piece of body art. 

1.  Purple Flower Tattoos for the Ankle and Lower Leg

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2. Back Tattoo Ideas featuring Purple Flowers

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3. Forearm Purple Flower Tattoo Ideas

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4. Purple Flower Hand Tattoo Ideas

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5. Leg Purple Flower Tattoo Art

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6. Realistic Purple Flower Tattoo Ideas

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7. Rib and Side Purple Flower Tattoo Ideas

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8. Shoulder Purple Flower Tattoos

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9. Small Purple Flower Tattoo Ideas

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10. Upper Arm Purple Flower Tattoo Designs

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11. Wrist Flower Tattoo Designs in Purple

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