Possibly. I know you can put 215/40/17 on the rear rather than 205/40/17.
Jack up the rear of your car and see how much clearance there is between your tyre and the shock. Not only will higher profile tyres be higher, they'll most likely be a bit wider too (as they're going on the same width of wheel and the car still weighs the same)
But you really need the silver bit of your wheel higher up into your arches to make it seem fuller, rather than black tyre.
Mine will look fuller as they are 17's and lowered.. It's the lowering that helps as much as the 17.